Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

"Send the order, extend the shooting, and give Xie Qian an opportunity to ascend the city!"

Huang Degong saw that the Ming army was approaching the city wall and gave the order to extend the barrage.

That is, infantry and artillery coordination.

To put it simply, the artillery lands artillery shells in front of the infantry according to the location of the infantry, killing the enemy and blocking the enemy's line of sight.

It's very simple to say, but very difficult to do.

Especially blooming bombs.

If the distance is too far, the purpose of blocking will not be achieved.

If the distance is too close, it is easy to accidentally injure your own people.

To this day, even if the Ming army raises a hot air balloon, it can only achieve a simplified version of infantry and artillery coordination.

Of course, this is when using blooming ammunition.

Solid cannonballs are much simpler.

A solid iron lump that will not explode, coupled with the effect of inertia, the cannonball will roll forward after landing.

Therefore, the coordination of infantry and artillery with solid artillery shells was the norm in the daily training subjects of the Ming army.

Thanks to the stable quality of the artillery and the unified impact point after the shells are installed.

The infantry and artillery coordination formulated by Zhu Youjian already has a basis for implementation.

This tactic is not an unacceptable high-tech for the Ming army, which often receives training in the "Conjugation Method".

You know, even in the late Qing Dynasty, two hundred and sixty years after the Qing Dynasty had harmed them, Westerners were praising that Easterners could become elite soldiers with just a little training.

What's more, it was in the late Ming Dynasty.

As the dynasty with the highest literacy rate in the entire feudal period, coupled with Zhu Youjian's forced illiteracy.

The understanding ability of the soldiers of the Ming Army is already very close to that of the undefeated army of later generations.

On the bow of the ship, the gunner gradually increased the elevation angle and fired the shells into the city.

Under the city wall, the Spaniards, who were ready to board the city at any time, were suddenly unlucky.

The soldiers crowded in the streets were beaten with blood flowing in rivers.

This was because of the obstruction of the buildings in the city. Huang Degong could not see the movements of the Spanish soldiers. Therefore, he did not let the gunners replace the more lethal shells.

Otherwise, just this bombardment would kill most of the Western bandits!

The artillery fire extended into the city, and only the wounded soldiers were wailing on the top of the city.

And Xie Qian, with the first warriors, also arrived under the city wall.

The ladder leaned against the wall.

"Hurry up!"

Hundreds of households and general bannermen urged in low voices.

The first warriors composed of small flags held a four-barreled Rongguang No. 2 in one hand, and ten grenades on the belt around their waists!

The back cover of the grenade has been opened, and you only need to pull the lead to throw it over the enemy's head.

The warriors grabbed the ladder with one hand and climbed up quickly.

The army has offensive training against bastions.

According to training experience, it is actually very simple to climb onto the bastion.

The difficulty of the bastion lies in the layered polygonal walls designed so that there will be no blind spots in the shooting direction of the defenders at the top of the city.

Even if a section of the city wall is captured, it will be completely wiped out by fire from other directions.

In the past, every time a real battle was simulated, the defending side could always use a small number of troops to achieve a decisive victory.

Especially the star-shaped bastion is a nightmare for attackers!

Of course, after practicing for a long time in actual combat, the Ming army also summarized a set of attack methods against the bastion:

First, use shotguns and explosive shells to kill a large number of city defenders. Then, quickly seize a section of the city wall and board the city with the first-generation Heartless Cannon and Tiger Crouching Cannon.

These two types of artillery were aimed at the towers at the top of the city.

With the help of these two killer weapons, the record will not be so ugly.

If the shield car can also be brought to the top of the city, the chance of winning will be even greater.

However, even with these methods, the star-shaped bastion is still the most difficult fortress to conquer.

Fortunately-

Star-shaped bastions are labor-intensive and time-consuming to build, require too much money, and have insufficient capacity.

Although the defensive strength of the star-shaped bastion is higher than that of traditional Chinese city walls, it is far behind the city walls in terms of floor area ratio.

Coupled with the popularity of explosive bombs, the role of bastions has become smaller and smaller.

(These three points are the reasons why the star-shaped bastion was eliminated by the West.)

According to the experience summarized in actual combat training, when attacking the bastion:

First, it is necessary to use explosive bombs and scatter bombs for a long time and a large area to destroy the enemy's defensive forces.

Second, the attacking troops must carry rapid-fire muskets and powerful artillery.

however……

Although he has experience, the first generation has withdrawn from the regular army because of its lack of conscience. The only thing Xie Qian can use is the Crouching Tiger Cannon.

Therefore, facing Lima City, Xie Qian directly organized a team of grassroots officers.

With four tubes of glory in hand, this is an invincible team in close combat.

Everyone is equipped with ten grenades, which can replace having no conscience.

Coupled with the fixed-point clearing of the Tiger Crouching Cannon...

Xie Qian was very determined to seize the city in one fell swoop...

Xie Qian didn't know that his unintentional move had accelerated the Ming army's equipment of new weapons.

During the post-war deduction, Huang Degong learned about the role of the four-tube glory and grenades in the siege, and immediately sent this discovery, together with the seizure, back to the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, Zhu Youjian issued an order to equip the lever rifles and bolt-action rifles.

And ordered to step up the research on close combat support weapons such as revolvers and grenade launchers.

……

Everyone was frightened by the army of officers organized by Xie Qian.

The difficulty of conquering the bastion has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

However, when they reached the top of the city, they couldn't stop cheering.

It turns out that the city is full of dead bodies!

Even if a Spanish soldier who was lucky enough to escape wanted to shoot back, he was killed on the spot by the terrifying rate of fire of the Glory pistol.

Use the matchlock gun to fire the four-barrel glory of the flash cap custom-loaded ammunition...

How can the Spaniards be invincible?

In a short period of time, Xie Qian controlled a large section of the city wall.

"Advance along the city wall and seize the entire city!"

Xie Qian waved his hand, and the Ming army divided into two parts and began to advance along the city head.

The side far away from the sea was not bombarded because of the distance.

When the Spanish soldiers on the city wall saw that the city wall was lost, they immediately rushed towards this side under the leadership of the noble gentlemen.

however……

The glory of the four stewards is a righteous judgment in front of you!

Within ten steps, the pistol is invincible; within five steps, the pistol is divine!

The Ming army hunkered down, hiding under the parapet, and advanced rapidly——

Facing the Western bandits who only had matchlocks, bows and arrows, and hand-guarded swords, the Ming army, armed to the teeth, was like a tiger in a flock of sheep.

In the western bastion, every linear distance must be guaranteed to be covered by muskets.

At such a short distance, a matchlock gun faced off against a glory gun with a fixed flash cap...

Victory is decided!

"Crack!"

The short firing sound of Rongguang No. 4 kept ringing in my ears.

"Clap clap clap!"

The steady firing sound of Fuhan rifles continued one after another.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Tiger Crouching cannonball traced a curve and hit the Westerners' heads.

"Boom boom boom!"

The grenade swirled and fell into the crowd.