Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 467 Prodigal

According to previous impressions, under the cover of the chariots, although some chariots may be lost, most of the chariots can effectively block the firearms attacks of the Ming army. If you approach them and fight close to each other, the Ming army will generally rout.

The casualties on the Qing side were basically in the process of approaching the Ming army.Of course, if the Ming army were mobs, there would be no such trouble at all. You only need the cavalry to lure the Ming army, and the Ming army can be thrown into chaos, and then the Ming army can be defeated with a charge.

However, the Ming army in front of them is obviously the elite of the Ming army.It is also for this reason that Jianlu's side will attack in the most cautious and sure way as if they are facing a big enemy.

One after another, the ground carts were getting closer and closer. Seeing that Jianlu's archers were already preparing and were about to start shooting arrows, a "boom" suddenly sounded from the side of the Ming army's van. Boom" the sound of artillery.

Of course, the artillery on the front of Gaizhou was bombarding. At this time, the artillery on the flanks also fired. It didn't feel sudden. At most, the roar of the artillery was more intensive.

The artillery deployed on both sides of the Ming army is only a small number of Hongyi cannons, and most of them are medium-sized Francois cannons.

Although the muzzle does not seem to be too much, the firing rate of the Franc machine gun is fast, and there is no need to load ammunition, as long as there are sub-guns.

Therefore, on the battlefields on both sides, with Jianlu's unimaginable number of iron bullets, it really hit Jianlu's sea of ​​cars like pouring rain.

"Whoa..."

Although most of the trusses are thickened enough to withstand fire from muskets, they are not strong enough to withstand the bombardment of artillery.

Every car that was closer was almost hit by a few iron bullets, as if it was paper, either it was smashed to pieces, or it just penetrated directly.

The Jianlu who was behind these chariot carriages was hit by an iron bullet that had not yet exhausted its force. He immediately lost his arms and legs, without any ambiguity.Those Jianlu who were not hit also lost the cover of the carriages and were suddenly exposed to the sight of the Ming army.

All the pikemen in the car camp, except for the busy artillery, took up their bows and set arrows without aiming. They all shot arrows in a covered manner, and they shot arrows as fast as possible.In this way, if the rain of bullets before was a bit exaggerated, then the rain of arrows at this time is really not an exaggeration at all.

Those Jianlu who lost the cover of the chariot were still thinking about hiding behind other chariots, or they didn't care about the three sevens and two ones, and when they rushed forward, they felt that the sky was dark, as if the sky was covered by dark clouds.Before he could recover what was going on, he heard countless "puff puff puff" voices, and each of them became a hedgehog, with their eyes wide open, unwilling to die.

Huang Degong watched this scene, shook his head and said to Cao Bianjiao with a smile: "Tell me, aren't we two too prodigal?"

Just the consumption of ammunition and arrows just now is a huge expense.If it was changed before, this is something that I would not have dared to think about.

It is really because of the emperor's full support that he can spend money so boldly!The two commanders thought so in their hearts.

The three major battalions under the Yumajian were trained according to Qi Jiguang's method of army training.And Qi Jiguang is very particular about the attack of long-range weapons, so even the pikemen are equipped with bows and arrows.Accuracy is not required, but it is required to kill the enemy to the greatest extent before contacting the enemy.

This concept can be said to use money to reduce the casualties of one's own soldiers, which can be regarded as a people-oriented approach.And this is exactly the same as the point of view of later generations.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen worked hard to make money and implement this idea.

This battle of Gaizhou is the first real implementation. These Gaizhou Jianlu, it should be said that they were killed by money, and they died well!
With such a fierce offensive, the two Jianlu troops who came in were stunned at once.They are human beings, and of course they are also afraid.How can flesh and blood break through the double blow of bullets and arrows?
There was no need to give an order, and the two Jianlu troops all retreated with a whimper.As fast as it came, it will be faster when it returns.

Seeing this, Huang Degong sighed again: "It seems that our fusiliers are useless!"

The original combat arrangement was that Jianlu would continue to rush over and try to fight hand-to-hand. At this time, it was time for the fusiliers to take action to make up for the lack of artillery strike surface.If Jianlu is alive and can rush to Cheying again, then it's time for the pikemen to attack.

But now it is obvious that the next few steps have been saved.

At this time, Cao Bianjiao looked at the densely packed arrows in front of the car camp, and those broken carts that were smashed by iron eggs, shook his head and sighed: "We are really prodigals!"

Afterwards, he smiled again and said, "But it's really enjoyable!"

"Haha, spending money, and spending so much money, of course it's fun!" Huang Degong laughed after hearing this, but he quickly and abruptly put away his smile and said to Cao Bianjiao, "How do I feel? In the future we will No matter how well you practice martial arts, I’m afraid it won’t be of much use!”

"..." After Cao Bianjiao heard this, he became extremely depressed. He didn't speak, but thought in his heart, could this be the advanced civilization that the emperor talked about?

They are all like this, not to mention the Jianlu who just went through.Looking at the corpses on the ground, the soldiers of the two Jianlu troops outside the city were all scared, and felt that they almost couldn't come back.This Ming army is really extravagant and wasteful!
The attack of the troops on both sides completely died down.At this time, outside Gaizhou City, only the frontal artillery of the Ming army was still bombarding.

"Boom boom boom..."

Then to match it, the sound of "哗啦..." sounded from time to time.

Finally, the artillery of the Ming army needed to cool down, and the sound of the artillery finally stopped.

When the gunpowder smoke dissipated and the dust dissipated, the section of the city wall to the south of Gaizhou City looked like a king's hemp. There were pits and pits, which looked a little disgusting.

On the top of the city, many battlements have disappeared, and without the cover of the battlements, the defenders on the top of the city will only be exposed to the Ming army's field of vision outside the city.

After the sound of cannons stopped, the Jianlu who were hiding at the base of the city wall all went up to the top of the city again. Looking at the current condition of the city wall, they were all silent.It can even be said that there is no sound in the entire Gaizhou City.

Compared to them, the Ming army outside the city seemed much more relaxed.The pikemen who had nothing to do in the middle of the camp were all pointing at Gaizhou City and talking in low voices with smiles.

After a while, the artillery of the Ming army cooled down, and then started shelling again.

"Boom boom boom..."

Gaizhou City is like a helpless little daughter-in-law who is bullied but dare not fight back.The so-called Gaizhou offensive and defensive battle actually became a unilateral performance by the Ming army.

If the Ming army could pay some casualties, they would start to organize the ascent of the city while the bombardment was underway, and it would definitely be possible to occupy the city wall within a day.But obviously, the Ming army had no such plan.On the first day of arriving at the city of Gaizhou, it was just a day of shelling.

Towards dusk, the intermittent shelling of the Ming army finally stopped.The south wall of Gaizhou City is even more horrible.It was also thanks to Jianlu in the city who blocked the city gate with soil in time, otherwise, it would definitely be pierced through, at least the original gate was so rotten that it couldn't be more rotten.Also, the arrow tower on the top of the south gate has completely disappeared.

Jianlu on the top of the city continued to look at the Ming army outside the city silently. Even the fiercest of them felt a little scared in their hearts. The Ming army’s shelling today alone would consume a lot of gunpowder. ?Could it be that the Ming army really has so much money that it can be wasted like this?After such a day, the gunpowder and other things should be almost consumed, right?As long as you persist, you will have to rush to the city to fight hand-to-hand next, right?
They were thinking about it. Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Jianlu saw another group of Ming army soldiers arriving in the direction of the sea. Not only were there many people, but more importantly, among the newly arrived Ming army soldiers, there were actually There are cars one after another, the same as before.

Immediately, all the Jianlu wanted to scold their mothers, what is the Ming army doing, just such a prodigal?Are they going to blow up Gaizhou City with firearms?Are you crazy?

The Jianlu guard in Gaizhou was the most worried. He didn't expect that there were not all the Ming army during the day. Maybe they were just the forwards of the Ming army. Such a large-scale attack, could it be that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally marched again? This time Are you going to seize Gaizhou, Haizhou and other places?Otherwise, how could there be so many artillery pieces and so much ammunition to waste?
Then, the new envoy for help galloped out from the north gate, and disappeared in the north at high speed.

Seeing the arrival of new reinforcements, the Ming army temporarily withdrew two miles, and still within the sight of Gaizhou City, they gathered and set up camp in a big way.Of course, it is also indispensable to not accept anything during the night when the camp is on guard.

Jianlu didn't know that most of the Ming army that came over in the evening were soldiers from the navy, and they sent the remaining vans that the Panshiying had left on board the ship.When it was late at night, they quietly left the camp and went back to the boat.

The reason why the whole thing is done is to give Gaizhou Jianlu an impression: Daming is attacking on a large scale!

If the scale is not large, how could there be so many artillery pieces, and how could there be so much gunpowder that could be wasted. The shelling alone is a day, and it is all money!No matter how rich and powerful the Ming army is, it is impossible that only ten thousand people can consume so much gunpowder!

After dawn the next day, the Ming army had a full meal, and then approached the city of Gaizhou.

Jianlu repaired the city wall of Lower Gaizhou overnight. It can be seen at a glance that the patchwork is extremely inconsistent with the original city wall, and it is not repaired with bricks, but wooden mud bags and the like.

"Come on, keep throwing money!" Huang Degong said to Cao Bianjiao with a smile, "Continue to prodigal!"

So, the Ming army, just like yesterday, bullied Gaizhou City because there was no Hongyi artillery, and began to set up artillery positions in a ostentatious manner, and then started shelling again.

"Boom boom boom..."

This time, the Jianlu in Gaizhou did not send any flanking troops at all, because they knew that even if the flanking troops attacked, they would not be able to restrain them. The Ming army outside the city was too shameless. Stance, unable to fight, can only be spent first, waiting for reinforcements to arrive, or waiting until the Ming army outside the city consumes all the gunpowder, or, the city is broken...

However, what they didn't expect was that this time the Ming army's shelling had added new tricks.

After the bombardment began, only observation posts were left above Jianlu City.They were surprised to find that a counterweight catapult had been assembled in the Ming army formation.It's not very big, and the car array is rolled out, coming towards the city head.

No matter what the Ming army wanted to do, the situation was quickly reported to the guard general Jianlu.However, looking at the battlements on the top of the city that were constantly being blown down, what could the Jianlu guards do? There was no way for people to stand on the top of the city, so they could only follow what the Ming army did, and wait for the Ming army to board the city. , Let's fight again.

In fact, the catapult didn't get too close to the city, and it stopped about a stone's throw away.The soldiers of the Ming army immediately began to operate.A large frame was transported from the rear, and each ball was fixed inside.After igniting the fuse, put it on the catapult and start launching into the city.

This framed spherical object is a sharp weapon for defending the city.At this time, it was used by the Ming army to attack the city.

I saw the enemies of thousands of people being thrown out by the catapult, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, crossing the city wall, and falling into the city.

Although the Ming army couldn't see the situation in the city, they could observe the thick poisonous smoke in the city, as well as the horrified cries of Jianlu heard in the gap between the gunfire.

Hehe, let you hide inside!

"Keep the Jianlu far away, and in the afternoon, we can attack the city and occupy the top of the city." Cao Bianjiao said to Huang Degong with a smile, "I was in charge of the rear before, this time, it's my turn to attack the city first!"

"..." Huang Degong was stunned when he heard this, "Why don't Gaizhou belong to me, and Haizhou is up to you!"

"That can't be done!" Cao Bianjiao shook his head immediately after hearing this, "Maybe the emperor's will has been fulfilled if he didn't attack Haizhou, so I won't do it!"

In the will of Emperor Chongzhen, it was said that this side would land and attack Gaizhou, Haizhou and other places with great fanfare, but the emperor would send orders in time according to changes in the situation, and then they must retreat in time without any delay.

When the fight in Gaizhou was very lively, the cavalry of the Dongjiang Army finally began to appear on the stage, performing the performance they were supposed to perform.

Thanks to the fact that Jianlu sent about [-] ships to the Dongjiang Army Navy, the Dongjiang Army had enough ships to transport troops not only to Gaizhou, but also to the Yalu River.

The two thousand cavalry troops under Li Dingguo had already reached the west bank of the Yalu River.However, they did not attack right away, but let the horses rest for a long time before plunging into the hinterland of Liaodong.

At this time, Liaodong is full of green and full of vitality.There are also wheat seedlings growing in the farmland.Jianlu supervised the looted Ming people and was serving the land.Whether to eat bran swallowed vegetables this year or go hungry depends on the harvest this time.

The cavalry under Li Dingguo came for this.

(End of this chapter)