Ming politicians

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The first round of bombing was over.

Su Tiancheng, who had been observing with binoculars, had a sneer at the corner of his mouth. Qu Qingze, who was beside him, put down the binoculars and spoke to Su Tiancheng.

"Marshal, the artillery is so powerful that none of the subordinates thought of it."

Su Tiancheng frowned slightly. Now talking about the role of the artillery, the key is to pass the first round of artillery to find out the state of mind of the Houjin tartars stationed at Xiping Fort, whether their morale has been hit, and whether the Houjin Tartars have been hit. How did the Tartars avoid the artillery, and how to reduce the casualties as little as possible, so that in the second round of bombardment, the artillery battalion could make adjustments in time.

Qin Rui, the Commander of the Artillery Battalion and Guards, had already arrived on horseback.

Su Tiancheng looked at Qin Rui, and quickly spoke.

"Qin Rui, the effect of the first round of artillery is very good. Presumably, the Houjin Tatars are going to gather towards the city gate at this time. They think we are going to attack. I will give you a quarter of an hour to start the second round immediately." The first round of artillery firing, you have to remember that the first round of artillery requires full coverage. I have observed that the Houjin Tartars in the direction of the south gate suffered the most casualties, but in the other three directions, the Houjin Tartars The casualties were not very large, which also shows that the artillery is not omnipotent, and it is impossible to completely cover every part of Xiping Fort. Therefore, when the second round of firing is launched, you must observe at any time and pay attention to what the golden tartars are avoiding. Direction, after the concentrated artillery bombardment, the Golden Tatars will blow them unconscious and completely lose their fighting spirit."

When Su Tiancheng said these words, Qu Qingze's face was a little red. The commander paid attention to how the artillery can play its greatest role, and he only saw the power of the artillery.

"Qin Rui. You have to remember that the point of the artillery is to bombard the Golden Tartars and give them the maximum damage. I just observed that the Golden Tartars were not prepared at all, and they would not think of it. Our artillery is so powerful. Sharpness, this is very beneficial to us, I just thought about it, and the combat deployment needs to be adjusted. We originally planned to launch a full-scale attack after five rounds of artillery, but now it seems that three rounds are enough."

"The second round of artillery will catch the Houjin Tartars off guard. You have also noticed that the Houjin Tartars are gathering towards the city gate. At this time, another round of artillery will make them feel at a loss. Casualties will be even greater. After three rounds of artillery, the Houjin Tartars will completely lose their cognitive abilities. Even their commanders may not know how to deal with it. At this time, our attack will definitely be devastating. "

"Qin Rui, hurry up and prepare. Don't be stingy with the artillery. Even if the barrel is overheated and damaged. It's nothing special. As long as you can take Xiping Fort and destroy the Tartars stationed in Xiping Fort, even if you lose a lot of artillery It's worth it. You have to be clear that the stronger and more accurate the artillery, the fewer casualties our soldiers will suffer. The second round of artillery will continue to bombard the city wall and completely blow up a large section of the city wall."

Qin Rui left quickly to make preparations.

At this time, Qu Qingze regained his composure.

"Commander, my subordinates feel that it is necessary to adjust the order of attack previously arranged. The three armies led by Liu Wenxiu, He Renlong and Di Huaixiang can charge at the same time, and the cavalry can charge at the front. After three rounds of artillery, my subordinates estimate that the Hou Jin Tartars have basically lost their ability to resist. At this time, giving the Hou Jin Tartars the most violent impact can cause them to be defeated quickly."

Su Tiancheng nodded with a smile.

"Old Qu, the hero sees the same thing. It seems that you have thought about it seriously. I have already thought of this. After three rounds of artillery, the charge must be violent, like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, so that the later Jin Tartars have no time to organize. Decent resistance plunged them into chaos, so that our soldiers can minimize casualties. However, our soldiers must remember one thing, not to let the post-gold tartars stationed in Xiping Fort escape To wipe out their vitality is our main purpose."

The artillery finally stopped.

Shi Tingzhu didn't have time to clean up the casualties, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to go up the city wall. Many places were blown up, and piles of rubble became obstacles. But at this time, Shi Tingzhu couldn't care less. After the artillery, the Ming army is about to launch an attack. At this time, we must withstand it and not panic.

Some soldiers began to quickly clean up the gravel on the stone ladder, so that the soldiers behind could go up the city wall. As for the remains of the corpses scattered around, it was too late to clean them up.

Shi Tingzhu's eyes were a little red, and the corpses and wreckage around him stimulated him. The two sides hadn't formally started fighting, and the casualties were so heavy. The key is that these bloody scenes have dealt a great psychological blow to the soldiers. Unfortunately, at this time, Shi Tingzhu couldn't think of a good solution either.

Both Ma Guangyuan and Bayan came here on horseback, their losses were not big, as for the soldiers guarding the north gate, they had almost no losses, but the heavy loss at the south gate still surprised them both.

Seeing Ma Guangyuan and Bayan, Shi Tingzhu immediately spoke.

"General Ma, General Ba, I'm thinking about dispatching [-] soldiers from the north gate to guard the south gate. It seems that the focus of the Ming army's attack is on the south gate. What do you think?"

Ma Guangyuan spoke quickly.

"Commander, this subordinate agrees, and this subordinate suggests that 3 soldiers should be dispatched from the east gate and west gate respectively. In this way, the number of soldiers stationed at the south gate will reach [-]. No matter how sharp the Ming army's attack is, Don't try to take advantage of it."

The opinions of the three were quickly unified, but they would soon regret this decision, and their intestines were green with regret.

The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty were also well-trained, and the soldiers from the east gate, west gate and north gate soon began to gather towards the south gate.

Shi Tingzhu has been observing the movements of the Ming army. According to his understanding, the Ming army will launch an attack soon, but why is it so quiet after so long.

If it weren't for the dilapidated city walls and the scattered remains of corpses, Shi Tingzhu would have thought he was confused.

Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze, who were standing on a high place, found signs of the transfer of the post-gold tartars of Xiping Fort. A large number of post-gold tartars gathered towards the south gate. It was precisely because of this adjustment that Su Tiancheng made a decisive move. The order is not to start the second round of artillery fire for the time being, and wait until the Houjin Tartars are assembled in place to start the second round of bombing.

When making this decision, Su Tiancheng secretly sighed, feeling that the commander of the Houjin Tartars was a little unreasonable. He had already learned the sharpness of the artillery, and he still wanted to gather soldiers. Wouldn't this require more soldiers to die? .

Although such a situation is very beneficial to the Jiangning camp, Su Tiancheng is still a little sad. This may be the general psychology of the traversers. When killing people, the psychology of the traversers is always different.

Of course Qin Rui was happy. As the guard commander of the artillery battalion, he regarded the artillery as his life. Although Su Tiancheng made a request not to take the loss of the artillery into consideration, Qin Rui couldn't bear it, and the soldiers below even It will be distressing. Many soldiers are pouring cold water prepared long ago on the barrel of the gun desperately to cool down the artillery.At this time, Su Tiancheng's order came, don't fire the artillery for the time being, and wait for the order.

The position of the artillery made it impossible to observe the situation in Xipingbao city well, but Qin Rui didn't think of that much, as long as he could push out and launch, it would be his happiest thing.

Two quarters of an hour passed.

The red flag was finally raised.

In an instant, the earth-shattering cannon sound resounded through the sky again.

When the artillery sounded again, Shi Tingzhu thought of committing suicide.

Two quarters of an hour passed, and the Ming army hadn't launched an attack. Shi Tingzhu faintly felt that something was wrong. This situation was too strange. All the soldiers mobilized from the north gate, east gate and west gate were all in place. The scene ahead and the mood of the soldiers gradually began to calm down. This is something to be happy about. After being bombarded by artillery, the soldiers can be calmed down in the shortest time, and they can fight the Ming army with all their might.

When the artillery started the second round of bombing, Shi Tingzhu thought that if the Ming army bombed again, wouldn't it cause more casualties? At this time, he was going to ask his own soldiers to notify everyone to evacuate, but it was too late.

This time the bombing was as violent as ever, but the losses were even greater.

Most of the soldiers are concentrated on the top of the city wall and at the root of the city wall.

The shells accurately landed on the top of the city wall and at the base of the city wall. In an instant, the bloody breath began to spread from the top to the bottom of the city wall. This time, more soldiers were blown into the air. Many soldiers had no time to dodge and were directly bombarded by the shells. mid-air.

This is an unbearable tragic scene.

Some soldiers were knocked out, and they didn't know how to dodge. They watched the soldiers around them fall, saw their arms and legs flying into the air, and some even rushed in the direction of the artillery fire.

The rubble above and below the city wall became the biggest killer, and the splashed stones hit too many soldiers.

The soldiers above the city wall basically had no chance to escape. The soldiers at the base of the city wall experienced a round of artillery fire. They tried their best to avoid the root of the city wall and did not run towards the open front. They thought that the artillery of the Ming army was still the same. will move forward.

Unfortunately, their experience went fatally wrong.

The bombing has been concentrated on the top and bottom of the city wall, and the casualties of the sergeants are getting bigger and bigger.

By this time some of the sergeants understood and started running towards the open to avoid the gunfire.

Shi Tingzhu's face was pale and his eyes were red. He had already learned how powerful Su Tiancheng was. He could almost destroy the morale of the [-] troops stationed at the south gate by relying on artillery without a single soldier. A conservative estimate would be three points. One of the soldiers has lost the ability to resist, and the casualties have reached such a level, what resistance is there. (To be continued..)