Lu Ming

However, the results of the Portuguese shelling were not good: the sound of the artillery was sparse and the damage effect was poor. It can be said that in the initial artillery battle, the Portuguese were completely defeated.

There are many reasons for this.

First of all, the distance between the artillery positions of the two sides is about 1200 meters.This distance was deliberately chosen by the Army.At this distance, the refined iron cannon produced by the traverser using the hammer forging + drilling process, whether it is an 8-pound or a 24-pound heavy cannon, can send shells into the enemy's fort... It does not require accuracy to the meter (in fact, it can Can't do it), as long as you can break into a fort that looks like a small town, you will be considered qualified.

But the Portuguese cannons will not work.Although the cannon casting technology of the Bugarao Cannon Factory is considered the most advanced in this era, it is the original casting technology of the 1200th century after all, so a smaller caliber cannon cannot hit a distance of [-] meters.

The remaining heavy artillery that can be fired also has problems with heat dissipation and structural strength: all the cannons of the indigenous people in this era cannot be fired continuously, otherwise they will explode.

In addition, the gap between black gunpowder and chestnut gunpowder, the purity of the gunpowder, and the professionalization, morale, sight, logistics and other factors of the artillery on both sides have accumulated to form the final result.

The outcome of the first round of artillery battle is very clear: one side can shoot ten rounds in a row, big and small shells rain down like black crows, and although the other side has the advantage of altitude, the artillery fire that comes over is soft and unsatisfactory, and the damage effect is not satisfactory .

Yu Mingjie, who was staying at the command post, saw the entire process of the first round of shelling through a telescope.

At this moment, the position was filled with white smoke, and the figures were looming, making it look a bit deserted.This is because, except for a few wounded who were hit by iron eggs and corpses to be rushed to the rear, the rest of the soldiers who have finished shelling have followed the order from the headquarters and all hid behind the bunker.

After all, war has casualties.Although the Portuguese bombardment was messy just now, there were still lucky bombs that happened to be hoisted into the bunker surrounded by sandbags.Although some of them did not hit anyone, most of the soldiers who were hit died on the spot.

The wounded who are being sent back now are actually considered lucky.Most of these people were scratched to their limbs, or secondary injuries were caused by debris thrown by shells.

Yu Mingjie turned a blind eye to the medical soldiers rushing past the binoculars, and the wounded had no pressure on the formally trained medical soldiers.What he cares about is the current overall situation of the position. Although there is nothing wrong with the visual inspection, he still has to wait for the first-hand report.

Soon, 5 minutes after the artillery ceased, the strong wind that had been specially waited for before played a role: a strong southeast style blew away the gunpowder smoke on the position, and everything became clear.At the same time, the messengers kept running into the tent to report the latest situation on the ground.

In this round of shelling, 3 people were killed and 7 people were injured in the Ming Dynasty, and a few equipment and bunkers were damaged. Generally speaking, the casualties were not large and within an acceptable range.

The losses on the Portuguese side were not small.Through multiple telescopes/astronomical mirrors and artillery mirrors before and after the observation, it was found that at least two Portuguese artillery positions were smashed, and the artillery was dumped, causing casualties.In addition, the main body of the fortress, several dental walls and bunkers were also damaged.

When Yu Mingjie collected all kinds of information and evaluated the effect of the first round of shelling, he nodded in satisfaction, and said to the messenger beside him: "Order, all artillery crews check the status of the artillery, and replenish the ammunition supplies in time, 5 A second round of rapid fire will be launched in minutes."

"Yes!"

After repeating the order aloud, the orderly hurried out of the tent.

As mentioned earlier, in order to cope with the situation of full deployment in the future and the lack of imported materials, the troops are now "de-importing materials" as much as possible, whether in combat or training.

The walkie-talkies are now limited to private chats among the traversers, and the troops have returned to the "regular" way of relying on manpower and horse mules to run and pass orders.

The orderly quickly passed the order to several artillery company commanders.

The artillery positions that received the order suddenly became busy.The soldiers began to shuttle between the ammunition cart and the gun position, and piled up the materials needed for the next round of rapid fire in advance in the storage block reserved behind the gun position.

Immediately afterwards, the next round of rapid fire began.

This round of blows completely stupefied the Portuguese. They couldn't even fight back this time - all the cannons were still waiting to cool down and could not be used for firing.

The short and fierce "bobo flow" shelling method continued like this.From morning to afternoon, every half an hour, the artillery array of the Ming Dynasty would definitely fire hundreds of iron bullets of different calibers.These shells smashed into every corner of the St. Paul's Fort like locusts, causing the Portuguese army to suffer heavy casualties and heavy losses.

Even the primary industrialization brought advantages that the natives could not make up for.In the eyes of a wise man, a carload of cars is like a solid iron bullet of silver, so they smashed towards the opposite side without hesitation, endlessly, as if they didn't want money.

At the beginning, the Portuguese army was still struggling to fight back.However, when the number accumulated to a certain level, the losses of the Portuguese were too great to make up for: in each round, there would always be lucky shells passing through the gap in front of the gun emplacements, accurately drilling into the emplacements, and killing the soldiers and equipment inside.

Although they couldn't understand the opponent's endless shells and the barrel that didn't seem to need cooling, the Portuguese finally made the right choice under the most brainless, bold, and countermeasure attack: all personnel hid Enter the interior of the fort and abandon the upper artillery position.

Chapter 554 Ming-Portuguese War ([-])

Seeing the disappearance of the Portuguese on the city wall, leaving only the battered cannon emplacements, He Rubin, who put down the binoculars in his hand, shook his head, and said to Cao Zongbing next to him with a sigh: "There is no match for the strong and the weak, Mr. Cao's attack on the city!" The technique is really powerful! However, all that is thrown out is silver... With a little effort, I am afraid that tens of thousands of catties of guns will be thrown out? Sigh, my lord, this skill is something that generals will never be able to learn."

Zhang Dongdong, who was a time traveler, laughed out loud when he heard the words, and suddenly felt that he had been scratched to an itch.

Isn't it the meaning of time travel to use the advanced knowledge you have mastered to produce resources that transcend the times, and then change society in turn?

Although the industrial stalls that have been painstakingly built by the people across the world are far inferior to the county-level industrial areas of later generations, but in this plane, there are continuous firing artillery and relatively abundant iron bullets. Weapons are the same.

There were so many types of missiles in the Gulf War. Among them, the famous Tomahawk missile alone, the U.S. military launched hundreds of them... Each of these missiles cost 100 million US dollars.The hundreds of iron eggs launched from the lotus stem today have the same meaning. In the seventeenth century when productivity was low, this was a battle axe.

So Zhang Dongdong, who was scratched to the itch, was in a good mood at the moment. He laughed and said, "Where is the lord talking? We are all brothers who stir the spoon in the pot, but I have pointed out that my cannon camp dare not be used by the lord." ?”

He Rubin seemed to be smiling all over his face: "Hehe, then I will write down what Po Kong said."

While everyone in the city tower was "commenting artillery skills", a new round of attack was launched under the city.A piece of Heiyaya's shells seemed to fly slowly into the sky, and in the end, most of them landed on the enemy's city wall, smashing everything into a mess.

Although the scene of ferocious shelling in front of him has happened many rounds today, He Rubin, who is half a soldier, still can't get enough of it.

Although He Zhen's face is expressionless at this moment, his mood is very complicated.There is not only the desire for new military technology as a professional soldier, but also the political worries about the warlord Cao Chuan as the commander-in-chief of Guangdong.Of course, there must be a slight sour smell. As a senior military officer, who wouldn't want to have such an artillery battalion that can overwhelm mountains and seas?

In the end, after He Zhen confirmed that the Portuguese did not fight back, he still asked in a slightly sour tone: "I'm afraid the red-haired man doesn't dare to show his head. Can you teach me?"

Does this situation need to be said?Any otaku from later generations knows what to do!So Zhang Dongdong smiled, and also put on a wave of lightly: "The artillery destroyed it, and the infantry occupied it."

As Zongbing Cao's voice fell on the gate, at the same time, as if he had received an order at the same time, groups of heavily armed soldiers turned out behind the gate.

There are quite a number of soldiers, and the generals on the city tower glanced at them, and there were about 1000 soldiers.These soldiers have a unified image: wearing the latest khaki hunting suit, a large canvas sunshade cowboy hat, a long-barreled gunpowder gun on the back, and an [-]-cut machete imitated by the US military on the waist. In this era, It can be described as well-equipped.

A well-equipped army is naturally a pioneer army.

Considering that in the years to come, the Pioneer Army, which is the tentacles of power, will definitely take the lead in dealing with European colonial gangsters in Southeast Asia, South Africa, and South America, so the task of attacking the Fort this time is none other than the Pioneer Army.

To put it bluntly, it is still training.

The meaning of the high-level army is very clear: it doesn't have to be a result, but the pioneering army must take this opportunity to have a basic understanding of European-style bastion and European firearms.

So today's first round of infantry attacks will be completed by pioneers.As for after that, it depends.

Soon, the neatly paced queues passed through the gate one after another, and then began to form near the artillery positions.At the same time, the melon-eating crowd watching around became excited.Now everyone can see that the officers and soldiers are about to attack the city, so there are whispers everywhere.

Regarding the Pioneering Army, the Ming people are not very clear about the details.Nowadays, Ming people are most familiar with the navy in white/blue uniforms and the army in olive green uniforms, which are in the sight of the public on a daily basis, patrolling rivers and seas.

Although He Rubin doesn't know the internal structure of "Cao Jun", but as the local commander-in-chief, he has at least some public information on all the troops in the area under his jurisdiction.So when he saw this nondescript army, he was a little surprised: "This army is well-behaved. Could it be that the adults went to the camp first?"

Zhang Dongdong was still very proud at this time: Even the poorly trained pioneer army was regarded as elite in the eyes of the indigenous soldiers.So he explained clearly: "It's a local regiment training. Recently, in order to suppress the bandits, I recruited some local people to practice. That's it."

"Oh……"

He Rubin leaned back when he heard the words, no expression could be seen on his face.

In fact, Lao He was quite disapproving.

In his view, since it took such a high price to beat the Portuguese into gophers in the early stage, it is time to send out elites to attack the city with one go. Lao He is a little confused about Cao Zongbing's thinking.

However, it is not easy for him to argue with someone surnamed Cao.After all, this war has nothing to do with the Guangdong Ming Army from the beginning to the end. From the planning to the money and rations, as well as private soldiers and horses, all come from the Zhangchao General Army Mansion, so Lao He, a guest, has no way to go with Cao Chuan as a "participant" What to discuss in depth.

He could only keep looking down with a straight face.

……

1000 pioneers formed 2 phalanxes.At this moment, at the end of the phalanx at the back, Mr. Wu was nervously standing on tiptoe, stretching his neck, looking forward.

In the eyes of the aborigines of the Ming Dynasty, the neatly lined pioneer army is actually far from the case.The training of this team is insufficient, and the internal structure is biased towards mercenaries, which is different from the regular army, so the military style and discipline are inferior.

This is also the reason why Sanye Wu can look around unscrupulously.In addition, the third master has now been promoted. In view of the fact that the bandit leader was successfully captured in the last battle, the third master is now a deputy company commander, with more than 50 brothers under his command.

The third master and the others were mobilized to Xiangshan County five days ago.Later, as more and more troops gathered, the gentlemen in the pioneering army also received the exact military order: take down the red hair city in Haojingao.

After that, detailed information about Macau and the Portuguese army, which is unique to travelers, appeared in front of everyone in a steady stream.

After studying the information, combined with his own experience in the world, finally, after considering and weighing with Young Master Yusheng, the third master concluded that the red-haired man should not be taken lightly.So he chose to give in this time, giving up the main task.

The Pioneer Army, an army in the form of mercenaries, is full of small groups.This time, the main mission given by the celebrity Wu Sanye was immediately snatched up by other groups.

This result is quite normal: after a series of previous actions, the desire for military merit in the pioneering army is quite strong now.Because military merit is hard currency, it is a good thing that can really make people rich. The previous Wu Sanye team is an example.

So today Mr. Wu took his brothers and stood at the back of the phalanx, leaving the good thing of rushing into the formation to others.

Next, after two more rounds of concentrated fire from the artillery array in front, the first phalanx consisting of 500 people began to move slowly.

After traveling a distance of about 500 meters, the phalanx expanded its area under the command of the officer.The soldiers not only opened up the distance, but also gradually staggered between the ranks, forming rows of separate parallel queues.

It is imperative to do so.Since the pioneering army is still using front-loading guns, it is necessary to ensure that the team fires in salvo.But then the army formation had to defend against guns and guns, so they could only form this staggered horizontal formation.

Under the eyes of everyone, the reorganized 500 soldiers slowly stopped at a position only 200 meters away from the opponent's fort.At this time, everything became quiet, and the countless Ming people behind the phalanx held their breath, and the atmosphere of the entire battlefield seemed to have frozen.

The next moment, with a sharp iron whistle, 500 pioneer soldiers shouted in unison and rushed to the opposite side quickly.After continuing to move forward for a distance of about 100 meters, some rows that had been arranged in advance had already stood still and began to shoot some untidy salvos at the seemingly empty enemy city.

However, the city on the opposite side was always empty, and the red-haired Fran robot seemed really scared out of his wits by rounds of brainless shelling?

The truth soon emerged: at the moment when the most forward besiegers were about to rush under the city wall, all of a sudden, the front of the bastion and the protrusions on the left and right sides, and every crenel on it burst out. Portuguese soldier in three-cornered hat.Immediately afterwards, a row of white smoke sounded, and the city opened fire.

Such a short shooting distance, coupled with condescension, resulted in the Portuguese's extremely effective volley of guns.The soldiers who had already rushed under the wall were immediately knocked down by the bullets from the left and right sides, and the soldiers who followed were also shaved off by the bullets from the front.

It's not over yet.Before this, the Portuguese had obviously loaded all their spare muskets with ammunition, so the second round of guns fired immediately.Amidst the excited roars of the archers at the top of the city, the attackers were cut down another layer.

Although the siege side also fired a volley of guns, this level of exchange obviously gave the defender with only one head exposed an advantage.Therefore, the pioneering army's first attack had to be carried out amidst the opponent's dense bullets.Fortunately, the morale of the pioneering army was relatively strong, so after surviving the first few salvos, taking advantage of the diffuse gunpowder smoke, many soldiers gained a firm foothold under the city wall.

However, such things as gunpowder smoke can actually be used by the defensive side. In the chaotic confrontation, no one noticed that a few muzzles slowly protruded from the crenel in the gunpowder smoke, aiming at 100 meters away. A line of pioneer troops being loaded.

Chapter 555 Ming-Portuguese War (VII)

After a loud "boom", dozens of lead bullets were ejected from the muzzle of a small Fran machine gun.With a relatively high muzzle velocity, these projectiles mercilessly shot into the horizontal formation of squads under the city.

Although the teams of the Pioneering Army were scattered across the city, they were still wounded by lead bullets, and seven or eight soldiers facing the muzzle were knocked down on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, uneven gunfire sounded continuously.Large-scale heavy artillery was difficult to activate due to its large area, which would have been abandoned by the Portuguese.What played a role, without exception, was a small three-inch cannon.

However, in this situation, the small cannon is just the most suitable.The Portuguese soldiers hid behind the crenels. After reloading quickly, a few soldiers only needed a short exposure time to push the muzzle out of the crenels and shoot quickly in roughly one direction.The shooting target is not far below the city wall, and the weakness of the small cannon's insufficient range has also been circumvented.

The pioneering army's first round of attack was met with a strong counterattack.

Although the gunpowder smoke disappeared quickly under the strong sea breeze blowing from the side, this did not prevent the Portuguese from firing cannons on the towers, because the besiegers below had insufficient firepower, and rows of musket guns shot up to the top of the city. Suppressing firepower, the effect was sluggish, and did not meet expectations.

Fortunately, the early training played a role.After resisting two rounds of frontal artillery and musket fire from the side of the bastion, the pioneering army did not collapse after all, although there were signs of instability, and most of them were still fighting according to orders.

At the same time, Yu Mingjie, who was staying behind the position, saw everything through the telescope.However, there was no trace of frustration on his face. Instead, he was very relieved. He turned his head and gave the order: "Very good, we can withdraw."

Soon, there was a sound of musical instruments familiar to the world in front of them-the trumpeter blew the retreat trumpet.

From the very beginning, Yu Mingjie didn't expect the Pioneer Army to take down the big fort.

Unlike the bandit villages that can only throw stones and ash bottles, the St. Paul Fortress, guarded by the colonists, is a modern bastion that is completely weaponized.The defenders here have defended against the desperate attacks of natives all over the world. They are a colonial force with rich combat experience and high morale.

In essence, the Pioneer Army is not much better than the colonial army on the opposite side. In fact, everyone is the same. The Pioneer Army is the yellow-skinned colonial army built by the traversers.

The same level, plus the weapons in their hands are not inferior, so it is impossible for the pioneer army to suppress the opponent who is defending the city with firepower like a bandit village.

What comforted Yu Mingjie was the discipline of the Pioneering Army.

Although compared with the regular army, the Pioneer Army is obviously undertrained, but it is commendable that they can hold their ground and continue to fight when they are suddenly hit by artillery fire and volleys of guns.After all, this is the first time since the formation of the army that it has been hit by hot weapons on a large scale. It can persist in two rounds of artillery fire without retreating until the rear military order is delivered.

Therefore, strictly speaking, in this plane, where the natives are the protagonists and there is no generational difference in weapons between the two sides, the first collision between the East and the West, the first ground war with hot weapons, and the retreat of the Ming Dynasty ended. end.

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Not long after the commander at the scene gave the order to retreat with relief on his face, a man with a gloomy face slowly put down the binoculars in his hand on the gate tower at the rear.

This person is He Rubin.

In history, He Rubin, whether leading troops into battle or writing books, has fulfilled his duties as an ancient general.The book "Bing Lu" written by him is comprehensive and can be said to be the military encyclopedia of the Ming Dynasty.What is especially important here is that Bing Lu contains many introductions and tactics about guns and guns, which shows that He Zhen is also a person who keeps up with the trend of the times, and is not an old-fashioned stuff.

So when he watched the first round of offense and defense on the spot today, he immediately realized the power of the Bastion.

Before this, most of the native generals, including He Rubin, knew that there was such a thing as a bastion, but only this: not only the Franks, but also the Dutch had built this thing.And this kind of brick castle with "irregular" appearance and lines with several protruding corners in the eyes of Ming people did not attract everyone's attention at first.

However, the real use of hot weapons: face-to-face actual combat, the advantages of the bastion are clearly reflected.

Only then did He Rubin see it clearly: the Ming soldiers who entered between the two projections were instantly hit by the musketeers on both sides from the side and rear, and they were powerless to fight back.As for the troops attacking the front of the convex angle, because the attack surface is too narrow, they can only confront the city, and cannot form an impact.

"It turns out that the forts built by the barbarians are so useful!"

After seeing is believing, He Rubin instantly understood the key points.The muskets and artillery counterattacks of the defenders just now gave him a lot of inspiration. Immediately, he diverged his thinking and thought of a series of applications of firearms in bastion defense, and realized the power of this combination.

At the moment when he put down the telescope in his hand with a sullen face, He Rubin suddenly felt a cold air rising from his tailbone.As if there was God's will in the dark, there appeared in his eyes the doomsday scene of himself leading the army, being smashed by artillery fire under a certain bastion, losing soldiers and generals, and finally being demoted by the court and reduced to "abandoned general".

What's weird is that although the scenes in this scene are blurry, his opponent is undoubtedly a sallow-skinned Mingren in a double-breasted shirt.

The next moment, He Zhen, who had received the apocalypse, slapped his leg hard, and then shouted in a gaffe: "Ah, no, this village cannot be forcibly attacked!"

Cao Zongbing, who was using a walkie-talkie to talk to the forward headquarters, was taken aback.When he took a closer look, he found that He Zhen's face was pale at the moment, cold sweat was rolling out, his eyes were dull, and he seemed to be wandering away.So Zongbing Cao quickly got up and helped him up: "My lord, what's wrong?"

Only when Cao Zongbing touched him, He Zhen was released from the apocalypse state: "Ah, nothing, nothing, it was my general who was careless for a while, and he got a picture, just kidding, just kidding!"

Seeing He Zhen returning to his soul, Cao Zongbing was a little moved and said: "Your Excellency, I think about my subordinates, Cao Chuan understands here! But please rest assured, my lord, if you don't intend to train soldiers, you can take it down as soon as you say it." gone."

"Oh, that's fine, that's fine."

He Zhen lowered his head slightly at this moment, reached out from his sleeve and took out a gray checkered men's pure cotton handkerchief from Yizhou, wiped his sweat, and then peeked at Cao Zongbing with lingering fear.

Of course, Zongbing Cao didn't know He Zhen's complicated psychological activities at the moment. He was busy calling out to the orderly: "Quickly, bring some tea. Let's have a meal and rest first, and then hit the red hair when we're full!"

Hearing this, the orderly reached out and took two large tea mugs painted in army green from the side table, then went to get tea from the same large green tin can, and served it to the two big men.

The tea supplied to the army is naturally a low-end big-leaf tea that is bitter and astringent.But people who travel through time are rich, and Taiwan has started to produce sugar cane this year, so sugar is put in the tea mug, so the tea is not so bad.

Today, all the generals on the tower are leading troops, including He Zhen and Cao Zongbing, and everyone who received the tea mugs drank.It was a group of gentlemen in the corner, and some of them were naturally not used to drinking this kind of bad tea.However, in today's situation, no one dared to be hypocritical, and everyone drank the military tea with a smile on their faces.