Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 294 Nanjing!Nanjing!
As soon as Yu Chenglong's order to burn down the imperial city was issued, he was opposed by General Wat Dai of Jiangning.

"Confused, keep the imperial city, and the Ming monster will be cautious, and dare not attack in an all-round way, it will help my Qing Dynasty to deal with that Ming monster!"

Watai cursed like this, but what he thought in his heart was that they were all sold out by the Qing anyway, so they might as well surrender.

He felt that if the imperial city was burned down, Ming Yao would be liquidated, and he would not be able to run away and execute Ling Chi.

If it was when he first entered the Customs, Wattay would die as soon as he died, and he would not be afraid to wear shoes with bare feet.

Now that he has a rich family and enjoyed all the glory and wealth, he doesn't want to just die like this.

Watai thought to himself, if he donated the entire Ming Imperial City, he would be able to treat the prisoners preferentially!

"Decree that the imperial city is not allowed to be burned down. This is the base of the Eight Banners, and the Eight Banners have the final say."

Wattay did not listen to his old friend Jackie Yu.

"Whoo!"

The Eight Banners soldiers of the Xianghuang Banner below were also very happy. After all, they had lived for decades and it was their home. It would be a pity to burn it down.

What Wattay did was actually right. Now the entire Yingtian Mansion is blocked by land and water. Kangxi did not have the courage to fight against Ming Dynasty south of the Yangtze River. There was almost no reinforcements. Yellow Banner.

If it is an ordinary enemy, is this configuration afraid that it will not be able to defend the world's number one city wall?

However, facing the unreasonable Ming Yao, Watai had to leave a way out for himself.

Wattay didn't want to burn it, and Yu Chenglong couldn't help it, because Daming's offensive had already started, and he couldn't care about Wattay anymore.

Yingtianfu city head.

A Qing army patrol quickly walked across the city holding torches.

The leading officer turned his head and saw more than a dozen dozing soldiers not far away, and immediately rushed up, kicked each of them hard, and shouted: "Get out of my mother's mouth! If you dare to be lazy Throw you all out of town!"

"Yes, yes, Shangguan, please forgive me."

The guards stood up tremblingly, begging for mercy.

When the officer walked away, several people whispered to each other.

"Ming Yao is so fierce, what a fool!"

"That's right, Kangxi children have given up on us anyway, so we can't close our eyes..."

After a moment of silence, he said again: "Brothers, what shall we do after Ming Yao enters the city?"

"Haven't you heard? As long as we green battalion soldiers put down their weapons, they will all be sent back to their hometowns or join the Ming army, and let the past go."

"Well, that's good... To be honest, if the official didn't want to surrender, who the hell would be willing to work here?"

"That's not right! As soon as the city gate is breached, I will go to greet the Great Tomorrow Army..."

A group of green battalion soldiers were huddling in the battlements and chatting enthusiastically, when one of them suddenly looked out of the city in a daze.

"Old Chen, why are you in a daze?"

"Have you seen a ghost?"

Old Chen pointed to the distance tremblingly: "The Ming Yao is here!"

The others immediately cheered and gathered around the crenel, and saw a large group of shield vehicles leading the way under the moonlight, slowly pressing towards the edge of the city.

"Ming Yao is coming to attack the city!"

"This is how to do?!"

On the south side of the city, the garrison of the green battalion heard the warning gong, and hurriedly got out of the military tent, grabbed the deputy general beside him and asked anxiously, "Which side is the enemy attacking from? How many people are there?"

"Go back to Shangguan, there are everywhere. I'm afraid there will be tens of thousands of enemy troops..."

The green battalion guard's head buzzed, tens of thousands of horses?

Does this mean that the demon suddenly launched a general attack?
He forced himself to calm down: "It doesn't matter, the soldiers come to send the enemy water to the earth weir! Since he comes from all directions, I will guard from all sides."

As the commander in charge of defending the southern city wall of Jiangning, he must calm down.

The Ming's offensive this time can be described as overwhelming, with three or four hundred siege equipment such as shield vehicles and ladders.The torches are as dense as stars, at least [-] or more.

Of course, Zhu Kezang's established plan was not to attack by force. The casualties of the siege were too great, and blasting was still the core means to win Yingtianfu.

In order to make the blasting more smooth, Qian Yan, who has many blasting experiences, went to the battle in person.

Qian Yan led his troops to slowly follow behind the "main attacking force". Although he had many successful experiences, this time his palms were sweating nervously.

The emperor had demonstrated the power of the nitrocellulose beside him. A fist with a little size could blast a boulder to pieces!
Moreover, the emperor specifically instructed him that this thing is extremely explosive, so he should be very careful.

If the 330 kilograms of nitrocellulose were hit by the Tazi guns, he and the soldiers within twenty or thirty meters around him would definitely be smashed to pieces.

He raised his eyes and saw that the pontoon bridge in front had been laid, he patted the shield car he had prepared, and said loudly: "Pass through the city moat, then hide in the car, and follow me to the city!"

"Yes!"

More than 300 soldiers from the sixth town immediately rushed forward with the shield chariot.

This chariot is quite different from ordinary shield chariots. The top girder is made of steel bars, covered with a layer of water-soaked cotton armor, and covered with two layers of iron sheets.

Small cannons such as tiger squats can withstand a hit or two.

The disadvantage is that they are too heavy, but the latest rubber wheels made by Chengtianfu are used on these cars, so they can be pushed as usual with only four or five extra people.

There are many shield vehicles serving as false targets to attract firepower, and there is fire support from Ming Dynasty artillery in the distance.

The shouts of killing and the sound of gunfire were loud in the city, but Daming mainly feigned an attack, and most of the people hid behind the siege equipment, but there were not too many casualties.

Under the cover of the crowd, Qian Yan arrived at the base of the wall without any danger, and he was a little relieved. This place is already a blind spot for the cannons at the top of the city, and the greatest danger has passed.

He immediately led his people along the wall and rushed northward desperately. There was a muffled sound above his head, which seemed to be thrown down by the Qing army with stones and the like.

Soon, his shield vehicles still attracted the attention of the enemy.

The officers of the Qing army first adjusted the gunners to concentrate on shooting, but when they saw that the effect was not good, they were busy and asked people to bring boiling oil and pour it on their heads.

Qian Yan heard the squeak on the top of the shield car, and knew that the hot oil had touched the soaked cotton armor, so he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Everyone work harder! Hurry up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen torches fell down again, and the fire touched the hot oil, and the car suddenly burst into flames.

"Guanzhen, this is the place!"

Qian Yan looked along the torches under his command. According to intelligence, this is the weakest part of the city wall of Yingtian Mansion. A few days ago, the cannons of the guards blasted a small breach.

This gap has already been filled with soil, but it should not be difficult to dig it out.

He immediately picked up the steel shovel behind his back and took the lead in digging.

Not far behind Qian Yan, the officers and soldiers of Jinwei Sixth Town saw that the "blasting team" was already in place, and five hundred infantrymen immediately abandoned their shields and came out, shooting a volley towards the top of the city to cover them, but all of them were holding electric switches. rifle.

The trigger rifle is powerful and has a long range. If you shoot from the bottom up, the potential energy decay will be much smaller.

As the infantry began to suppress the shooting, the pressure on Qian Yan's head suddenly eased.

Not long after, Qian Yan dug a shovel into something hard and made a loud noise.

His eyes suddenly brightened, "It's the cornerstone of the city wall!"

Then he waved his hand behind him: "Quick! Apply nitrocellulose."

(End of this chapter)