After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 93 The First Day

There is only a rammed earth wall around Gegoudian, but it is more than one foot or two feet. After Zhu Yiyuan arrived, he reinforced it with logs and raised it to about two feet.

From a high altitude, you can clearly feel the tactics of the Qing soldiers.

Tong Yangliang didn't have a cannon, so he could only use the chariot as the vanguard and kept approaching.

But even so, it was full of oppression.

The tall chariots are like walls, blocking the bows and arrows on the city, and the infantry behind can approach them wantonly.And there are also many elite archers here.

After more than 200 years, the Ming army has been decayed for a long time. Food and pay were deducted and rations were emptied.

In addition, although the Ming army had good weapons, how much of it could be used in such a situation where corruption was rampant, from armor and swords to firecrackers and artillery?
If there is another incompetent general who can win a battle, it will be called the blessing of the gods!

Only the Mongols can compete with the Ming army simply by riding and shooting indiscriminately.

But there was a wild boar's skin. He learned a lot under Li Chengliang, and after returning, he used his limited skills to improve his military equipment and strengthen his military technology.

Before Da Ming had time to adjust, he was defeated by others.

Firearms don't work, and I don't dare to fight in close combat. What else can I use to fight with others?
Zhu Yiyuan secretly sighed in his heart, but he didn't have time to think too much. Now it was his turn, and he didn't know whether his soldiers could handle it after these days of rectification...

Just as Zhu Yiyuan was thinking, the rebel army had already taken out their trump card.

Not artillery, after all Zhu Yiyuan is not that extravagant, just twenty trebuchets.

Weapons don't have to be advanced, just enough is enough.

The rebel soldiers put the dynamite package weighing [-] jins away, ignited the fuse, and then released the trebuchet. The huge dynamite package drew a graceful arc and hit the Qing army on the head.

At the same time, nineteen pieces were thrown out.

The Qing army didn't react in a hurry. They never thought that this small Gegou store could hide such a big killer.

The violent explosions came and went one after another, almost deafening the ears.

Thick gunpowder smoke filled the battlefield, covering the eyes, and only the miserable cries could be heard... When the gunpowder smoke cleared, both sides could see the battlefield clearly, and both showed expressions of surprise.

It's just one side is surprise and the other side is fright.

The violent explosion easily tore apart the chariots of the Qing army, and the Qing army, which had lost its shelter, was directly exposed to the explosion.In the middle of the explosive package, there were also many broken iron pieces, iron nails, sharp stones... These things fell on the Qing army like a goddess scattering flowers.

Even if they were wearing thick armor, they couldn't resist, and clusters of blood mist exploded on their bodies.

The wounded Qing army fell to the ground, wailing in pain. Some people's faces were blown to pieces, some people's bodies were torn apart, and their intestines and viscera flowed out... The smell of blood mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke was simply disgusting.

Although Zhu Yiyuan had fought several battles, his heart was still beating wildly in the face of such a scene.

But people like Wang Jun only had joy, clapping their hands and laughing.

"Good! Well played!"

On the side of the Qing army, six chariots were blown up, and the rest of the Qing army retreated hastily, leaving behind many chariots.

Seeing this, Wang Jun was overjoyed, "Chao Yuguang, go and snatch the intact car."

A man like an iron tower came out in response. He led 200 people to open the gate of the village and rushed out.

This man didn't just stare at the chariot, but first chased and killed the retreating Qing army, then turned around, and slashed those wounded and surviving Qing troops, beheaded them again, and then pushed the chariot , a big victory.

On the other hand, the Qing army was still immersed in astonishment, especially because they couldn't figure out the power of the explosives on the rebel army's side, so they didn't dare to move, and could only watch the rebel army return triumphantly.

Unfavorable start, Tong Yangliang was furious.

"It's just gunpowder, don't be afraid, prepare your chariot and continue to attack the city!"

After a brief panic, the Qing army quickly organized again.

This time they were no longer pushing flatly in one line, but divided into three directions and pressed over.

At the same time, they also arranged for more archers to stare at the top of the city. To launch the trebuchet, more people must be needed.Where there are dense crowds, shoot arrows in advance.

Don't ask how many hits, just ask to disrupt the rhythm of the rebel army.

Zhu Yiyuan saw the adjustment of the Qing army, and nodded secretly. It is by no means useless that this group of people can successfully enter the customs. At least their learning ability is very impressive.

The reorganized Qing army began to cause casualties to the rebels. From time to time, some people were injured by arrows and even fell into the city.

Thanks to the head start, the rebel army was still able to stabilize at this time.

Finally, the Qing army approached the wall, with less than thirty steps left, and victory was within reach.

Immediately, someone from the Qing army rushed forward with a ladder on their shoulders.

In front of them, there was a slightly raised earth slope, which seemed to have just been made, and the Qing army didn't think much about it, so they walked over.

Just passing by, I felt something was wrong.

It turned out that this was a trench, not too deep, only about eight feet, but the people who dug the trench piled the soil outside, forming a gentle slope that obscured the view.

The Qing army rushed in, unable to gather their feet, and fell into the pit one after another.

At the bottom of the trench, there were all thorns and antlers, and the Qing army fell, crying out in pain.

A dozen people were directly skewered with candied haws.

What's interesting is that the Qing army behind couldn't see the situation clearly, and they were still rushing upwards, and the number of casualties rose rapidly.

The archers at the top of the city also shot fiercely at these hasty Qing troops, at a distance of only thirty steps, still standing on a high place, no different from shooting at a target.

In a blink of an eye, dozens of people were killed.

Tong Yangliang waited for a long while, seeing that the ladder hadn't been erected, and the siege hadn't started... He also felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked people to retreat.

When I inquired, it was actually blocked by a small trench, it was a waste!
"Hurry up and mobilize people, fill the ditch with soil, and let me go!"

The Qing army's offensive started again.

This time, many civilians rushed to the front, carrying the sand and rushing over desperately.

These people were ordinary people captured by the Qing army. They could only order a little food if they completed their tasks. Anyone who dared to escape halfway back would be killed immediately.

It stands to reason that they are also innocent, but Zhu Yiyuan couldn't show mercy.

Arrows and firecrackers shot at them mercilessly, and people kept falling down one after another.

Relying on sand and corpses to fill up the trenches, the Qing army finally approached the wall.

They set up the ladder and struggled to climb upwards.

"Brothers, fight with the Tartars!

The stones fell like raindrops, and the Qing army kept wailing and falling down screaming.

Moreover, the upper half of the wall was temporarily erected with wood, so there must be holes. The defenders held long spears, and whenever they saw the Qing army climbing up, they would stab them fiercely.

The sharp spear pierced through the body, blood spattered, staining the wall red.

The ferocity of the Qing army was also aroused. They kept throwing shots into the wall, and some people even carried shields and axes, jumped over the wall and rushed in.

What greeted him was a forest of spears.

"Kill! Kill the Tartars!"

Wang Jun yelled desperately, Chao Yuguang and the others were even more red-eyed, whenever a Tartar rushed in, they would jump on them and fight with all their might.

A section of the wooden fence was knocked down by the Qing army. Dozens of Tartars rushed in through the gap. Wang Jun personally led the team. After a bloody battle until dusk, the Qing army was finally pushed back.

After a day of fierce fighting, the loss of the rebel army was even smaller than that of the Qing army...Of course, this was only the first day.

(End of this chapter)