I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 590 Like a hell
"Master Beile, the Ming army was well prepared and set up an ambush in the artillery position in advance. However, the slave was negligent and led to a major defeat. Please punish me, Lord Beile!"

Inside the east gate of Sarhu City, the real Buxha with a red flag on his forehead knelt in front of Amin and begged for mercy regardless of the blood stains all over his body.

This battle was really brutal, with 6000 people going out and only 3000 coming back. Lian Jia La Ezhen Donoduo panicked and ran away and fell into the trench with his life and death unknown. Therefore, Bukesha really had no face to face Daishan.

"Get up quickly. It was my oversight that led to this huge defeat! Hurry up and take the people to rest and treat the wounded. Don't chill the hearts of the soldiers."

Although Daishan was in a bad mood after repeated setbacks, he was not stupid enough to speak harshly to Bukesha who had returned from defeat. Instead, he lifted him up and comforted him.

But at this moment, there was another loud sound of shelling from the west of the city. Everyone trembled in their hearts when they heard it, but they quickly regained their composure.

After two days of shelling, they had figured out the Ming army's artillery shelling routine. They mainly attacked the city wall. The city was still slightly safe, not to mention that this was still the east of the city, and the Ming army's artillery shells could not penetrate at all.

But not long after this loud noise, a series of cannon shots followed, but this time there was no trembling sound of the city wall like usual, but instead many whistling cannonballs were heard.

But before everyone could react, they suddenly saw continuous explosions coming from the west direction of the city.When Saarhu City was built, in order to speed up the construction, most of the buildings in the city were made of wooden structures.

Therefore, the explosion of the projectiles falling into the city also ignited many buildings in the west of the city, and smoke and shouts filled the air for a while.

"No, it's a flying thunder cannon! Du Du is still over there, send someone to pick him up quickly!"

Dai Shan had many dealings with the Ming army and knew the Ming army's firearms very well. When he saw the shells of the Ming army's artillery actually falling to the ground and exploding, he knew that this was one of the artillery shells that the Ming army liked to use, the thunder cannon.

This kind of shell is a blooming shell.The cannonball is hollowed out, leaving a hole in it, which is half filled with gunpowder and mixed with sharp iron edges. The hole is still plugged and placed in the muzzle.

As long as the hole of this kind of cannonball is pointed outward, once it is released, the bullet will explode wherever its firepower can reach.And the gunpowder inside the projectile uses more sulfur.After the explosion, it can be struck horizontally for one or two hundred steps. The bullet explodes into broken iron and can collide with the iron ribs stored inside. It can penetrate the flesh and drill through objects. One shot can be used as a dozen cannons.

However, although this kind of artillery shell looks powerful, it is dangerous and troublesome to operate. At most, it is used in field battles. When attacking a city, solid projectiles are the most important.

Moreover, he had dealt with the Ming army before and saw that the Ming army used Hongyi cannons in battle. They were always equipped with solid projectiles, and it was rare to see flying thunder cannons.

Therefore, I really didn't expect that the Ming army would use it here, and Du Du is still in the west of the city to calm the morale of the army.

When he thought of this, he was really frightened. His eyelids kept twitching and his hands couldn't help but tremble. He always felt like something big had happened.

"Quick, go save people and put out the fire!"

Daishan knew the power of this kind of artillery shell. When he saw the sound of explosions in the city frequently, and the flames caused by the explosions in the west of the city began to burn, he suddenly became anxious. After speaking, he got up and quickly called people to put out the fire.

But he just took a few steps and didn't know what he thought of. Then he turned to look at Bukesha, gritted his teeth and said:

"Bukesha, go to Jiefan City quickly and explain the situation to Father Khan. It means that the army may be attacking the city soon. Let him come to the rescue quickly. If he doesn't come, it will be over!"

Seeing that the situation was alarming, Bukesha did not dare to neglect and immediately led his troops away.At this moment, the second wave of shelling began again.

The mortars were specifically aimed at the Sarhuxi city wall, causing the city wall to tremble every time it was fired.The huge cannonball hit the city wall, causing cracks in that corner and making it crumbling.

The Eight Banners soldiers who originally wanted to avoid the bombardment in the city are now having a hard time.At first they looked at the projectile hitting the ground and were confused, but as soon as the projectile exploded, the iron ridges contained in it were mixed with the iron fragments of the outer projectile, and instantly scattered in all directions, attacking indiscriminately, piercing the bodies of unprotected soldiers within fifty steps.

"Ah! Ah!"

"Why can't I see my eyes?"

"Help! Help!"

The instant stinging sensation immediately made the hiding soldiers scream. They were either stabbed by shrapnel in unbearable pain, or were stabbed in the eyes, and their eyes suddenly went black, causing them to panic.

Some of the projectiles were packed with sulfur, bean powder, rosin, and dry paint. Once the projectiles exploded, thick yellow smoke poured out, slowly covering the surrounding areas. The Eight Banners soldiers who had no time to escape were stung constantly. Coughing, tears streaming down my face and not daring to open my eyes.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The first wave, the second wave...
Under the fire of six waves and more than 700 rounds of explosive shells from the Ming army's Krug artillery, the entire west side of Saarhu became a purgatory.

Amidst the continuous explosions, the wooden houses in the city seemed to be the best fuel, turning the entire western part of the city into a sea of ​​​​fire, which continued to connect and spread towards the city.

The thick smoke in the sea of ​​​​fire mixed with the poisonous smoke generated by the explosive bombs, constantly irritating the defenders in the sea of ​​​​fire who wanted to escape.

But after successive explosions, ejected iron pieces, the roar of the city wall, the pungent smoke, and the sea of ​​​​fire all over the sky, the defenders of Jianlu West City had been disoriented by the continuous bombings, suffering heavy casualties, and for a moment they did not know what to do. good.

Du Du, the leader of the White Flag, was also choked and breathless. A series of explosions had knocked him unconscious.

Especially since everything he could see was a sea of ​​fire and the wailing sounds of his soldiers, which made him not know what to do for a moment.

"Master Beile, leave quickly. If you don't leave, you won't be able to get out."

On the side, Jia La Ezhen, who was wearing a white flag, quickly helped Du Du up and was about to pull Du Du to find a place to dodge.But before they had taken a few steps, they saw a fire blocking their way, making it impossible for them to walk.

"On the city wall, the Ming army mainly attacked the inside of the city. There might be a glimmer of hope on the city wall."

Du Du, who was being supported, saw that there was no way out, and immediately told everyone to go to the city gate to see if there might be a chance of survival. Everyone was desperate. Seeing what Du Du said, they quickly took him to the city wall to take shelter. The rest of the people saw what was happening. They followed each other up the city wall.

As soon as everyone climbed onto the city wall, they saw that the city wall was completely devastated, especially the southern corner of the city wall, which had collapsed under the repeated bombardment of the Ming army's mortars, leaving a huge hole.

"You must quickly send someone to inform Daishan. If the Ming army attacks, it will be troublesome.",

Du Du was frightened when he heard this. According to the tragic situation of the Sarhu city wall and the west of the city, it would be easy for the Ming army to break through Sarhu city.

At this moment, a long trumpet sound sounded from the Ming army camp!

　I'll try to see if I can update another chapter tonight (I'll try my best, but there's no guarantee)
　　
　
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