Ming politicians

On September 15, 28th year of Chongzhen, Maoshi.

Three hundred cannons aimed at Xiping Fort, waiting for Su Tiancheng's order.

This is a typical modern war. The role of hot weapons has replaced cold weapons. The artillery will cause a fatal blow to Xiping Fort. It is a pity that no matter whether it is the Emperor and Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Ming Dynasty, or Huang Taiji of Houjin, They don't understand the concept of hot weapons. In their view, the quality of the soldiers is still the first. To win the victory, the key is to fight the soldiers face to face.

Su Tiancheng is a person who travels through time, and he is very aware of the advantages of hot weapons, especially in field battles or sieges. The role of artillery is decisive. However, he did not instill this kind of thinking in other people except Kai Jiangning Camp. army.

In the previous two battles of the Daling River, when Huang Taiji led the army to attack Daling River City, there were twelve cannons accompanying the army, and they were also the sharpest cannons in red at that time. With the power of the cannons, they shocked the reinforcements. The Ming army thus achieved a huge victory. In the subsequent battle of Dalinghe, Su Tiancheng blasted the city wall with artillery, avoiding the casualties of soldiers as much as possible, and thus successfully captured Dalinghe City.In fact, these two battles have already shown the importance of hot weapons.

But this is not what it used to be. This time, the Jiangning Battalion carried [-] cannons, and Su Tiancheng took out [-] cannons in one breath, and attacked Xiping Fort. General Cannon.

This requires the support of strong financial resources, and fighting is burning money.

No one would have thought that this battle would be the first of its kind in modern warfare. Fighting in battles was no longer based on fighting between sergeants, but the artillery was the first to attack, after inflicting maximum damage on the opponent and suppressing the morale of the opponent.Only sergeants will attack, and attacks from Fran's machine guns and flintlock guns have become the first choice.

Su Tiancheng would not have expected that because of his time travel, the concept of war would quietly change.

Three hundred cannons began to roar at the same time, the earth began to tremble, and the sky that had not yet brightened.There were dazzling sparks.

Xiping Fort suddenly became a sea of ​​flames, the city wall began to collapse, the flag flew into the air, the wood and stones began to fly in all directions, and some black iron bumps were also blown into the air. Because of the offensive artillery, the trenches and moats carefully constructed by the post-Gold Tartars were under the bombardment of artillery fire.It was quickly filled.

Bursts of thick smoke floated into the sky, with the smell of mud and blood. It was difficult to see the blood color floating into the sky with the naked eye, but Su Tiancheng and the others who were holding binoculars could see it very clearly.

The Houjin Tartars who were guarding the city wall were caught off guard. They obviously didn't expect such a fierce artillery attack. It's no wonder they were there.Even if someone told them, they wouldn't believe it.In their impression, it is impossible to have such a sharp artillery, nor can there be such a lethal artillery.

One after another, the Golden Tartars were blown into the air, which is a typical massacre.

Soon, artillery fire began to extend towards the interior of Xiping Fort, this time.The blood can be seen with the naked eye, and many soldiers of the Jiangning Camp saw the Hou Jin Tartar flying into the air, those arms, thighs, and even heads flying into the air.It is so conspicuous.

Su Tiancheng made a request early on that the artillery must fully cover Xiping Fort.

What is comprehensive coverage? At this time, many soldiers finally understood that they would not spare any place inside Xiping Fort, and bombed every corner of Xiping Fort like washing with water.

The commander of the Pioneer Battalion, Liu Wenxiu, couldn't wait any longer. The five thousand soldiers under his command were also eager to try, but they had to wait. There were five rounds of artillery attacks, and each round lasted about fifteen minutes. There was a time when they were in a hurry, and they had to wait until Chen time to launch an attack.

Shi Tingzhu was stunned by the sudden artillery blast.

All 2 soldiers returned to Xiping Fort. After discussing with Ma Guangyuan, Bayan and others, Shi Tingzhu decided to place 1 soldiers at the south gate where the Jiangning camp was most likely to launch, and place 1 soldiers at the east gate, west gate, and north gate. [-] people, and another [-] people, as a reserve team, wherever there is danger, they will rush to where to reinforce.

The power of the Jiangning camp's artillery was far beyond Shi Tingzhu's imagination. He couldn't believe that there were such powerful artillery in the world, and it was invincible.

Shi Tingzhu stayed up all night. Yesterday Jiangning Camp was only five miles away from Xiping Fort. According to his own judgment, Shi Tingzhu believed that the next day would be the time for Jiangning Camp to launch an attack. When it was in place, Shi Tingzhu was worried. In the middle of the night, he went through all the inspections, reminding the commanders at all levels not to be careless when going, and not to let the Jiangning camp have a chance to sneak attack.

Shi Tingzhu is not completely ignorant of the power of artillery. Huang Taiji has repeatedly emphasized that the artillery of the Jiangning Camp is very powerful. During the training process, the army also pays attention to guarding against artillery. In addition, Xiping Fort also has about [-] artillery pieces. When the Jiangning Battalion is attacking, these cannons must also exert their power.

By Yin time, Shi Tingzhu had already begun to become highly nervous. Under normal circumstances, the time to attack would be Mao or Chen. It was not yet bright at Mao, which was quite unfavorable for the attacking side. The ditches everywhere and the wide moat, the Ming army wanted to attack. It is not very possible to reach the edge of the city wall, but the possibility of Chenshi's attack is very high.

Shi Tingzhu personally commanded from the south gate, Ma Guangyuan and Bayan were in charge of the east and west. As for the north, the possibility of encountering an attack is not very high. After investigation, the scouts did not find the Ming army in the north direction.

The sudden artillery fire caused heavy casualties to the soldiers. Many soldiers had no time to evade, and were blown into the air by the shells. The intensity of the artillery fire was beyond what Shi Tingzhu and many other soldiers could imagine. The dense shells never let go of any place. , Falling down row by row, accurately landed among the soldiers.

Shi Tingzhu couldn't hear the screams, and his ears were filled with the sound of explosions. At this time, he just wanted to command the soldiers to avoid it, but it was useless. There was no place to hide, and he could only watch the soldiers being injured and bombed. die.

The most hateful thing is that after the shell exploded, the surrounding sergeants were also overturned. It seemed that they were not hit by the bomb, but they could no longer move when they fell on the ground. Someone went up and turned them over, only to find that the mouths of these people Blood flowed out from the nose and nostrils, and the stones and wood that were blown away became unpredictable murderers. After being hit by these stones and wood, it was impossible to survive.

Seeing such a miserable scene, Shi Tingzhu couldn't bear it anymore, he started to become agitated, if not for the soldiers around him desperately pulling him to the base of the city wall, maybe he would be hit by the artillery fire too.

The sergeants guarding the city wall had almost no time to retreat. Most of them died in the artillery fire. The city wall was blown down, the moat and trenches were flattened, and the sergeants below the city wall desperately ran towards the direction of the city to avoid the artillery fire. , At this time, if you continue to guard the perimeter of the city wall, you are courting death.

Shi Tingzhu also ran towards the city under the guard of his own soldiers. This was not the time to be a hero. If he was hit by artillery, he would not be able to command the soldiers to resist.

Shi Tingzhu's self-confidence began to shake under the fierce artillery fire. He faintly felt that today might be the most difficult day.

Shi Tingzhu, who moved towards the city, began to feel panic.

The cannonball seemed to have eyes, and it also started heading towards the city.

Groups of soldiers were hit by artillery fire while running, and a large number of soldiers fell down. The remaining soldiers ran around desperately, hoping to avoid the bombardment of artillery fire. He ran towards the house, hoping to use the house to avoid the bombing of the artillery fire.

Row after row of artillery shells landed on the ground, and the huge roar made many soldiers feel numb. At this time, they thought of avoiding the artillery fire, and no one thought of fighting.

Shi Tingzhu's body began to tremble, and he pushed away the soldiers around him.

He knew very well what the scene before him meant. If it continued like this, Xiping Fort would definitely not be able to keep it. After the Ming army launched an attack, the soldiers who were like frightened birds would soon start to collapse, and it was impossible to organize an effective counterattack and attack. Resistance, at that time, even if Su Wu is reborn, there is no other way.

Shi Tingzhu would never allow such a situation to happen. Although the artillery of the Jiangning Battalion was extremely fierce, it would always pass. In the end, the soldiers of the two armies would have to fight each other. Whoever could persist until the end would be able to truly win.

Morale can never be lost.

Shi Tingzhu began to order the soldiers around him to maintain order, avoid the artillery fire effectively, and not panic, let alone be frightened.

The guards began to shuttle among the sergeants with gunfire overhead.

The effect was obvious, and the sergeants quickly calmed down. Some smart soldiers began to run towards the city wall. They had already discovered that the artillery of the Ming army was fired in depth. The bombed city wall may be The safest place.After someone took the lead, a large number of sergeants began to run towards the city wall.

Shi Tingzhu began to roar loudly, asking the sergeants to remain calm, not to panic, not to step on and squeeze, and to move towards the city wall in an organized manner. At the same time, he asked the soldiers around him to go to the places where the houses were, and asked the soldiers inside to Come out, don't hide in the house.

Just when Shi Tingzhu asked the soldiers to carry out the order, some shells hit the house, huge dust, accompanied by screams, Shi Tingzhu's face began to turn pale, and he realized that, hiding in the house, once the house When hit by artillery fire, the casualties are even greater. (To be continued..)