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Chapter 1335 Battle of Fort Mingwy

Outside the city, the roaring iron bullets landed on the ground, or hit the soldiers pushing the heavy artillery, causing people to turn their backs and make a mess; or the iron bullets fell in front of the heavy artillery, plowing a deep ditch. , hit the heavy artillery pile, and also suffered from broken limbs and arms, which was horrible.Of course, more iron bullets fell through the cracks.

Seeing this scene, Philip IV in the distance breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said to the generals around him: "I thought the Ming army was so accurate, so many cannons actually only hit five or six places. , but that's all!"

When the generals heard this, they all laughed. According to this preparation, the loss of the heavy artillery was within the acceptable range, and it could even be said that it was better than expected.The heavy artillery of the coalition forces can be fully deployed and cause great damage to the city walls.

However, Thor Stenson, the father of European artillery, didn't think so. He had a stern and livid face.Because his focus was different, what he saw was that the iron bullets that missed the target all landed very close to the target. Although they missed the target, enough information had been revealed.

According to his experience, the first shot landed so accurately, so with a little adjustment, the subsequent artillery shots would be greatly improved.This shows that the artillery of the Ming army is not inferior to the heavy artillery on our side, or even better; in addition, the artillerymen of the Ming army are obviously very experienced.Combining the two, he began to worry about the next shelling by the Ming army.

Sure enough, even though stimulated by the first round of shelling, the advancing speed of those heavy artillery was much faster, but when the sound of "booming" shelling sounded again, the number of targets hit this time turned out to be more than the first time. double.

Seeing Philip IV and others in the distance, they couldn't laugh all of a sudden.

After a while, a general smiled and said with a little confidence: "Hehe, the luck of the Ming army is really good, to be hit so many this time! Next time, it will definitely not be so lucky! "

No one responded, making his speech and laughter seem a bit lonely, and it also made him embarrassed, so he closed his mouth consciously.

You must know that these people are all generals of various countries, and they are all well-known soldiers in their own countries, otherwise they would not be sent here.Even if they didn't know enough about artillery, they laughed the first time, but the second time, the number of targets shot by the Ming army doubled. They knew something was wrong intuitively.

When the next round of shelling by the Ming army began, they all opened their eyes wide to see.What is the situation of the artillery of the Ming army? The situation of the third shelling should be confirmed.

"Boom boom boom..."

Gunpowder smoke rose into the sky above the city, and iron bullets roared out.This time, he hit a few more targets than last time.

This time, on the side of Commander Philip IV, no one could laugh anymore, and all of them had gloomy faces, as if it was going to rain.

Thor Stenson's face was also not good-looking. He knew that he couldn't just be beaten and not fight back, otherwise those heavy gunners would probably collapse.So he immediately ordered to fight back on the spot.And send a messenger to the coach.

Heavy gunners from all over the world breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the military order, and hurriedly placed heavy artillery, and under the threat of death, completed the setting of artillery positions as soon as possible.

Hearing the report sent by Thorstensen's messenger, Philip IV knew that he could not attack the city wall with heavy artillery alone, so he gave up the previous plan and changed to the second plan, and immediately ordered the infantry phalanx to attack. The musketeers in the middle moved forward.

The drumbeat sounded, and the European musketeers stepped on the drumbeat, holding the muskets tightly in their hands, some of them were arquebus guns, and some were already using flintlock guns, and they drove towards Fort Mingwy neatly.

The deafening cannons were ringing, gunpowder smoke was filling the air, and iron bullets were whistling. This team of European musketeers was worthy of being the elite veterans left over from the battles over the years.No one flinched, no one was afraid, and they just lined up neatly and marched forward.

After crossing the heavy artillery position, it was getting closer and closer to the city wall.The roaring iron bullets hit the walls of rows of people, forming a hole.Where this hole is located is a broken human body.Except for the nearby soldiers who were affected, the other soldiers still held their muskets tightly and marched forward with the beat of drums.

Row after row, row after row, outside Mingwei Fort, countless rows of soldiers, wearing military uniforms of various colors, advanced amidst the sound of guns.

Closer, closer to the city wall.

Suddenly, on the top of the city, the smoke of gunpowder became more diffuse, and the sound of artillery became more intensive. The medium-sized artillery of the Ming army finally roared.

In addition to iron bombs, chain bombs commonly used in naval warfare have also begun to be fired.This kind of chain bullet, after leaving the muzzle, the two iron bullets are connected by an iron chain, spinning, and smashing out of the city with a whistling sound.

Army soldiers from all over the world who are advancing are swept away by this kind of chain bomb. In a row, not only one or two people die, but three or four, and the kinetic energy of the chain bomb will often continue to smash through two or three rows. This increase in casualties is objective.

However, there was no order to fire, and these European musketeers gritted their teeth, lined up in a neat column, and continued to advance towards the city wall.

The coalition's heavy artillery finally fired.

"Boom boom boom..."

The iron bullets whizzed and smashed at Mingwei Castle, some just hit the front of the castle, some hit the base of the castle wall, some hit the castle wall, and some flew over the castle and hit the castle. into the city.

The Ming army at Fort Mingwei was finally attacked.

The musketeers walking in the front were close enough to the city wall, and the officers in the team finally breathed a sigh of relief, and prepared to direct their subordinates to shoot.

However, at this moment, the sound of flintlock guns on the top of the city also rang out.

"Blah blah blah..."

The officers in the musketeers outside the city were the first to be attacked, and the soldiers who were beating the drums were also taken care of. They were often shot a few times and fell to the ground unwillingly.

Those musketeers were really elite, and they didn't dare to shoot without orders, and they were still moving forward.However, there was no order, and the drums stopped. Finally, these musketeers were at a loss.They no longer move forward bravely, but look left and right.

"Blah blah blah..."

Many musketeers fell to the ground with bullets. Finally, some musketeers couldn't take it anymore and began to shoot at the top of the city privately, which led other people to shoot at the top of the city.

"Blah blah blah..."

At this moment, on the side of Fort Mingwy, gunshots and gunshots rang out, and gunpowder smoke filled the air, blown away by the wind and emerging again, as if there was endless smoke that could never be blown out.

"Puff puff……"

The sound of lead bullets hitting the ground, the sound of people being shot, and the screams of soldiers falling to the ground were also mixed with the roar of firearms.After a while, the land outside the city was dyed red.

No one expected that the first battle at Fort Mingwy would be extraordinarily violent, tragic, and almost one-sided massacre.

There are so many people at this time, it completely loses its meaning.The protection of the city wall is the most critical.

Seeing that the front line was already collapsing, Philip IV knew that this attack would have no results, so he reluctantly ordered the troops to withdraw.

Hearing the sound of retreating, the attacking soldiers were no longer as orderly as they had shown before, but ran back with their feet scattered, wanting to evacuate this blood-stained land as soon as possible.

On the top of the city, amidst the intermittent farewell of heavy artillery, there were cheers from the Ming army.No matter what, it was something worth celebrating to easily repel an enemy attack.

Man Gui was on the top of the wall, nodding his head again and again, and immediately ordered: "Come on, give credit to the Artillery Battalion and the Sharpshooter Team!"

This first battle almost started from the confrontation between artillerymen, and it always suppressed the artillerymen outside the city, achieving brilliant success.

In addition, the sharpshooters, that is, the soldiers with rifled flintlocks in the army, they focused on naming the officers of the enemy outside the city, so that their command system lost its proper role in the first place, and the musketeers could not play their role. Unleashing the power it should have greatly reduced the defensive pressure in the city.

Khmelnytsky threw himself on the top of the city at this time, looked out of the city, saw the corpses of the allied forces all over the ground, and the screams of the surviving soldiers, and his heart was filled with confidence.It turned out that Daming was not only powerful in cavalry, but also in firearms, which is really great!
Turning his head to look, he found that the loudest cheers on the top of the city were actually his clansmen and some white people, while those soldiers from the Ming Dynasty were mostly smiling, relatively calm.

He turned around again and looked at the commander of the Ming army. When he saw the two of them, it seemed as if nothing had happened. They just calmly pointed at the enemy army outside the city and were discussing something in a low voice.

At this moment, Khmelnytsky suddenly lost all fear of the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city.He was very fortunate in his heart, it was right to defect to Daming.He believed that the Ming army would win this battle!Daming will win!
Compared with the celebrations at Mingwei Castle, the morale of the coalition forces outside the city was low. No matter whether they participated in the battle or not, as long as they saw the soldiers who had passed through this battle, they would feel that the battle would be very difficult.

The loss of 4000 people is just a drop in the bucket for an army of 50.But the sharpness of Fort Mingwei's firearms is obvious to all, how to defeat them is the top priority before these European generals.

It has to be said that in this first battle, these European leaders headed by Philip IV relied on their own strength and despised the Ming army.However, these European generals were all tempered in the 30-year war, and they were not invincible. In the military conference held that day, generals from various countries offered their advice and discussed how to deal with the Ming army in Samara Fort.

Of course, the method of quick battle and quick decision was rejected by them. The powerful firearms of the Ming army would cause heavy casualties to the siege troops.No matter which country, they are unwilling to go first.Even King Philip IV of Spain, as the commander in chief, did not want his Spanish army to consume the ammunition of the Ming army.

Then the remaining methods of siege are either non-existent, or time-consuming and labor-intensive.

There are 50 horses, including the civilian husbands, there are nearly a million, and the money and food consumed are an astronomical figure every day.On the plains of Eastern Europe, there was an endless stream of folks coming and going from various European countries, transporting grain and supplies.

Today's war is likely to require a long-term campaign to resolve.The demand for money and food will be even greater.For this reason, the courier sent back from the Allied High Command rushed eight hundred miles to Aachen, an important city of the Holy Roman Empire.Because the heads of state in the coalition army all gather here to soak in the hot springs, waiting for the victory of the war.The needs ahead are sent here, and these kings are required to negotiate, and then apportion supplies to various countries for settlement.

At this time, it was actually the middle and late stages of the 30 Years War in Europe.The protracted war has caused enormous damage to the livelihood of the people of European countries.Except for a few vested interests in the war, everyone else has been seriously affected.Even the entire population involved in the war has decreased by about 20.00%.

Now, after a round of searching for money, food and materials, they have to continue to search for money, food and materials. How can the people make a living?
Aachen, the coronation place of the Holy Roman Emperor, is called the center of Europe and the cradle of Europe.The kings of various countries soaked in hot springs here, and because of this, countless serfs gathered to serve these European nobles from various countries.

However, this night, in a serf gathering place in the suburbs, logically speaking, the serfs should have gone to bed after a busy day.However, in this big house, it was full of serfs, all around the dim oil lamp in the middle, listening to a man in the middle talking in a low voice.

"You don't know that in the distant Ming Kingdom, the various ethnic groups are very harmonious, and the people there live a happy life. The cities of the Ming Kingdom are clean and tidy, and there are all kinds of goods. The people there are dressed in silk Luo silk satin, always go out with her head held high..."

"Poverty is nothing to the people of the Ming Dynasty. As long as you work hard, you will have a mouthful of food. Only a very small number of nobles are hereditary, but even so, as long as you can study and pass the imperial examination, you can still pass the imperial examination and become an official." , can also become a nobleman. Unlike us here, those of us who were born as serfs will be serfs forever!"

"..."

All those who were listening listened with gusto, no one made a sound, and no one interrupted.Everyone's face is full of longing.

At the end, the person who spoke said in a hoarse voice: "Why do these nobles on our side suddenly not fight each other, but unite instead? It is because the Ming army is too powerful, and the Ming army killed it, is it To give us serfs a good life, but the nobles who have been oppressing us will be defeated. They are afraid! Do you think we should work hard and even starve to death to support these nobles to defeat the Ming army?"

Hearing this question, these people could not help but respond angrily in low voices: "Let these noble lords die!"

"Yes, let the noble master die, and let the Ming army come over quickly!"

"..."

After listening to these words for a while, the leader suddenly clenched his fists and said firmly to them: "Yes, these nobles have been riding on our heads for generations. How can there be such a reason? Brothers, princes will Prime Minister, is there something wrong with Ning? Let's take advantage of the opportunity when the noble army is going to fight the Ming army, and fight against the mother!"

　Thank you Wumengsheng for your reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)