Lu Ming

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 skill is really powerful! However, the spilled money is all money! With a little effort, I am afraid that tens of thousands of catties of cannons were thrown out? Alas, 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 which the famous Tomahawk missiles alone, the U.S. military launched hundreds of them. The cost of each one is 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 military uniforms and the army in olive green military uniforms, which are in the eyes of the public every day, patrolling the 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.

(End of this chapter)