I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 282: The end of the crossbow.

The shelling shot across the sky like flying fireballs and landed on the city wall.

After the third round of shelling, a large section of the city wall on the east side of Puhesuo City Gate finally could no longer withstand the power of thunder and collapsed.

"Sir, Commander-in-Chief, do you want us to quickly build a pontoon bridge across the river to attack the city now?"

When Qin Minping saw that the city wall had collapsed, he was overjoyed and immediately advised He Shixian to attack the city immediately.

"There's no rush. Since we have such a crushing advantage, let's continue the bombardment and spare the blood of our soldiers."

He Shixian shook his head when he heard this. Use as many cannons as you can. He didn't want to increase casualties.

As the city wall collapsed, the gunners of the Zhejiang Battalion took advantage of the situation and fired another round before stopping the bombardment. The auxiliary soldiers behind the Krug artillery position skillfully moved a wooden barrel, and each barrel was filled with a mixture of water and oil. Used to cool down the Krug gun.

The auxiliary soldier immediately unscrewed the lid of the barrel, picked up the wooden ladle, fished out the water from the barrel, and sprinkled it on the barrel. With a hissing sound, a stream of hot steam like white smoke came from the barrel. Free up.

After a brief cooling down, the gunners followed the established procedures and began to continue the test firing calibration in the direction of the city gate.

The Ming army had high fighting spirit and high morale. They didn't need to use any soldiers. They only had to watch the Krug artillery fire and bombard these barbarians. Anyway, it was the Jianlu in Puhesuo who were in dire straits.Xitai, led by Jia La Shen, was one of them. The terrifying and terrifying bombardment just now had nearly 100 shells hitting the city wall. Its deterrent effect was not only reflected on the city wall, it was also enough to make all the soldiers cower in fear!
"Sir, what should we do? If the Ming army is allowed to continue shelling like this, Puhe Station will be bombarded sooner or later."

Niu Lu's forehead, Zhen Huashan, was covered in blood, and he hurriedly walked down the city wall with a sad face, seeking advice from Xitai. The Ming army's artillery shells had made him and the soldiers on the wall fearful and terrified!It didn't matter if the Pu River wall was deep and the city was thick, but the full power of the Kru cannon made him feel a little at a loss.

"It's neither right nor wrong to retreat now. Yue Tuo Beile has not left for two days. Once Puhe is lost, the Ming army will attack Yilu, threaten Tieling, and cut off Yue Tuo Beile's retreat. If we retreat at this time , I’m afraid I won’t escape death!”

Xitai was not afraid of fighting the Ming army, but he did not expect that the cannon was so powerful that these people were waiting to die.Puhe, which was originally intended to prevent the Ming army from attacking the city, has become a natural danger for them. Now they can't get through it even if they take the initiative to attack, and they can't retreat, which really puts them in a pinch.

"Then just keep insisting and act randomly."

Seeing that they couldn't come up with a solution, Hua Shan could only sigh.As a soldier, he was never afraid of dying in battle, but dying in such humiliation and humiliation really made him extremely uncomfortable.But that was all he could do now. He had no choice but to drag his exhausted body and command the armored men and coated men to block the collapsed gap.

Under the collapsed and broken city wall, the movements of the Ming army on the opposite side could be clearly seen. Logically speaking, this was a good time for the Ming army to attack, but they actually made no move at this time.Some soldiers in the camp still had the leisure to sit on the ground and watch the soldiers on the opposite side filling in the city wall.

"Move things quickly, quickly, quickly, and close the gap."

"Help, help."

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Hua Shan directed the two Zhang Jings to treat the wounded while frantically collecting sandbags, rolling logs and other objects in an attempt to block the collapsed city wall.Before the Han soldiers could react to the cannon bombardment, they were pushed to their feet by some armored men, staggering around to carry the gravel.

But before they could fully move, they suddenly felt waves of heat hitting their faces. Before they could react, they heard another "boom, boom, boom" sound from the other side of the river bank.

"Hide quickly, quickly! The Ming army started shelling again."

"Don't hide, don't hide, bury it for me quickly, bastard! Get up!"

When Hua Shan saw these people hurriedly throwing down the gravel and running away, he was so angry that he picked up a whip and whipped the wrappings scurrying around in front of him.

"My lord, please take cover quickly. The Ming army's artillery is too powerful."

Seeing Hua Shan standing under the collapsed city wall and shouting at Bao Yi who was hiding everywhere, one of his men, Zhang Jing, quickly came up to dissuade him. He thought it was too dangerous and wanted to pull the adults down first.

"Why are you hiding? If you don't block it now, why don't you block it when the Ming army comes? Are you waiting to collect the corpses for you?"

When Hua Shan saw this, he burst into anger and pushed Zhang Jing away. He pulled out his long knife and was about to continue whipping Bao Yi to fill the hole. Only then did he frighten the fleeing Han Bao Yi.Several Han Baoyi who were close to Huashan looked at the shining long knife, fearing that the knife would stab them. They quickly picked up the discarded stone. They were so scared that they moved away from Huashan and moved it with difficulty to the collapse of the city wall.

Seeing this, Hua Shan's expression lightened up a little. His current mood was one of powerlessness and resentment. Even if he knew that it would be ineffective to make up for it now, he still asked these Han people to move, otherwise they would really sit back and wait for death. The Ming army laughed crazily as they watched him being easily captured. Will he die?We must not get what the Ming army wanted and let the soldiers in Puhesuo lose morale.

Seeing Bao Yi taking action, he inserted the knife into the sheath, turned to his subordinate Zhang Jing and said:
"You watch here. If these slaves don't listen, kill a few of them. Don't be merciful. I'll go to the city wall to see what's going on on the other side."

After saying that, he was about to turn around and walk towards the stairs of the city wall. But as soon as he took a step, a sound of "Boom!" came from a distance. He heard the sound and instinctively bent down to dodge, but he still couldn't dodge. A cannonball Through the collapsed city wall, it hit the city wall above his head. The huge impact caused the wall that was hit to instantly break into pieces and fall down.

"Lord be careful!"

Zhang Jing, who was behind him, was startled when he heard the sound of the cannon. He jumped up and spread Hua Shan under him. The bricks and clods of earth above his head fell down, suppressing them all, and they were instantly excited. There were bursts of dust, and Bao Yi, who was still carrying stones on the side, couldn't dodge and was pinned down half of his body. He was wailing and moaning.

But no one cared about them being humble and lowly. The other armored men were shocked when they saw Hua Shan being pinned down. Without saying a word, they ran over and used their hands and feet to dig out the mound of soil and dig out Hua Shan.

"Niu Lu's forehead is really pinned down, hurry up and save people." Xitai in the city was shocked when he heard this, and quickly ordered his men to save people.

But how could the Ming army on the opposite side let them do what they wanted? Zhang Mingshi, who was still directing the cannon muzzle adjustment, saw that there were many figures shaking at the collapsed area of ​​the city wall opposite, and refused to let them adjust it. He quickly directed the gunners to shoot again at the collapsed area of ​​the city wall.

Upon hearing this, the artillerymen of the Zhejiang Army also turned the muzzle, aligned it according to the scale just now, skillfully inserted the shell and ignited the fuse, so that the familiar and terrifying roaring sound could be heard again.

At the collapse of the city wall, the armored men were still digging desperately. At this time, they heard the sound of cannons, which was like a terrifying nightmare. The people behind were so frightened that they hurriedly dodge, but the people on the outermost side were unable to dodge.

Eighty-nine rounds of artillery shells were not accurate enough, and they scattered on the damaged city wall one after another, sending mountains of gravel and mud bricks flying everywhere.

The accuracy of the other shells was quite good. Ten shells passed through the gap in the collapse, and two of the shells hit the armored men who were digging exactly. These armored men were unable to dodge, and five or six people were directly hit by the shells. Penetrated, the plasma collapsed, and the broken limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere, and they were temporarily indistinguishable from the rocks.

Xitai was still calling for help. When he heard the sound of artillery bombardment, he immediately leaned over to protect his head to avoid it.But many people were not as lucky as him. Puhesuo was small, and although it was a city, it was actually a fortress. Many people who wanted to hide had no place to hide.

When the cannon fire ended, he turned over and saw that Puhesuo was in chaos and wailing.

The Han people who were carrying rocks at the collapse were the worst offenders. More than 20 people were knocked to the ground. Some of them were lucky enough to be killed with one blow without even feeling the pain. Some people were not so lucky and were just missed by the shells. Then, he lay on the ground rolling and howling with his burned and bleeding wounds, constantly begging for help, hoping that others could save his life.

The innermost armored men were not much better. They were originally asked by Xitai to stand by in the city, waiting for the Ming army to attack from the cave-in and then block them.

But before the enemy arrived at the appointment, the Ming army's artillery shells arrived first!It's ridiculous that the dense formation they assembled in order to resist the Ming army became the real reason for their annihilation. Five artillery shells swept directly through their formation. Before many people could react, they saw the soldiers on the side like cutting wheat. He fell down, leaving only endless wails of pain.

"Help! Help!"

"Help me, help me! Let me get up. I can still be saved."

Shouts and cries for help rang out one after another in Puhesuo, and on the south bank of Puhe, He Shixian saw that almost half of the shells had hit the Puhesuo city, and there were faint sounds of wailing in the city, and he couldn't help but feel calm.

"He Xiong, Qin Minping."

"The end is here."

Hearing He Shixian's shouting, the two of them immediately stepped out of the queue and bowed to He Shixian.

"The pontoon bridge can be built. You two will be responsible for attacking the city later."

The two of them were overjoyed when they heard this and immediately said yes.

"Send the order to Zhang Mingshi and ask him to continue firing, don't stop!"

"Report! The Ming army is building a pontoon bridge."

In Puhe Station, Xitai, who was still commanding the treatment of the wounded, immediately received the news that the Ming army was dispatched.Hearing this, he immediately climbed up the city wall regardless of the danger. Looking at the Ming army manipulating the pontoon below, he felt increasingly irritated and anxious.

"Archers, prepare! Intrude on the Ming army. Don't let them get what they want."

Although he knew that doing so was tantamount to drinking poison to quench his thirst, it would be boring and would always delay some time. Upon hearing this, Zhang Jing behind him immediately called the archers on the city wall and asked them to prepare to shoot arrows to delay.

The defenders on the city wall had been bombarded repeatedly by Krupp artillery before, and their morale was low. Fear had filled their hearts and they had no fighting power. They just begged the Ming army on the opposite side not to fire any more cannons.But seeing that the Ming army had already built a bridge to attack, and with Jia La'e Zhen's orders, they could only muster up their energy and shoot arrows at the city.

They wanted to shoot arrows to stop them, but the Ming army was well prepared. In order to provide cover for He Xiong and others who were building the bridge, Zhang Mingshi had already ordered people to aim the Krug cannon at the city wall that had not yet been blown down.

While the Jianlu archers on the opposite city wall were preparing to take aim and shoot, the Zhejiang camp's Krupp cannon had already ignited the fuse.

The familiar roar sounded again. Xitai, who was standing on the city wall, trembled in his heart when he heard the sound. He quickly squatted down to take shelter, thinking that the Ming army was really over.

This idea just came up and before I had time to think about it, the shells arrived in an instant, hitting the city wall and the crenellations heavily. The bricks were filled with dust and smoke, and everyone staggered and fled, holding their heads and retreating.

"Hahaha, keep hitting me."

Zhang Mingshi laughed loudly when he saw this. He could clearly feel that Jianlu on the opposite side was at the end of his strength and had no power to parry!
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