The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 330
Huang Sheng personally led a team to rescue Zhongzuo, leaving Huang Mingdao and Li Guozhu to stick to the port and not disembark the warships to prevent Zheng Yiguan's fleet from moving nearby.

Huang Mingdao had already dispatched all nine sentinel boats, but he was still not at ease, so he dispatched another twelve straw boats to continue building the no-ship zone.

He was worried that Zheng Yiguan's fleet would follow the example of the Huang family's attack, how uncomfortable it would be to be blocked at the port and beat up, so be careful sailing for thousands of years.

Thirty chariots and ten troop carriers are ready to go. Musketeers, grenadiers, and heavy infantry have already landed and lined up. Ten field guns have been assembled at the pier under the command of Gou'er. The team went straight to Xiamen City.

After Zheng Yiguan defeated the Ming army navy and occupied Xiamen Port, he immediately rushed to Xiamen City. Unexpectedly, the defenders here had already made preparations. Not only the city gates were closed, but the four city gates were blocked tightly with stones.

Even if there is Zheng Yiguan's internal response in the Zhongzuo Office, there is nothing they can do. It is impossible to move those boulders away and open the city gate secretly without being discovered by the defenders.

Zheng Yiguan was from Fujian, and he really used the internal response, but unfortunately, he rushed to Zhongzuo, but the city gate of Zhongzuo opened wide, and the pirates swarmed in.

No way, Zheng Yiguan worried that the hunted target Xu Xinsu had escaped, so he commanded his minions to quickly surround Xiamen City. The scouts reported that they had personally seen Xu Xinsu and Xu Jiajiading who were organizing defenses at the top of the city.

Seeing that the Lord is still there, Zheng Yiguan was relieved. Seeing that it was getting late, and he was not prepared enough to attack the city today, he would besieged to death first.

He ordered the gunners and sailors in the port of Xiamen to bring the artillery overnight, and prepare to hit Zuo Suo tomorrow.

The Zhongzuo Temple was actually not that big, only less than three miles in circumference, and Xiamen Island was not as large as less than thirty miles in radius. Few cities in the Ming Dynasty were as close to the sea as Huang Sheng built the castle.

On the contrary, the cities on the coast are deliberately as far away from the sea as possible. This layout may be to leave a strategic depth, so that the distance for land battles when Japanese pirates attack is extended!

The pirates walked a certain distance to attack the city after landing, and it took time to reach the position of the warship when they fled, which gave the Ming army a chance to leave their heads.

The city wall of Xiamen is not high, only two feet and two feet, about seven meters. Because of the local materials, it is a stone city, and its strength is not the same as that of the rammed earth city wall.

The fact that the central left office is far away from the port makes it more difficult for pirates to attack. If it is close to the port, it will be troublesome. If the artillery on the pirate warship can directly hit the city wall, the suddenness of the attack will exist.

Pirate warships swarmed in, and the city had no time to react, and a round of artillery fire might destroy the city gate near the sea. This shows that Daming was right to keep the city away from the sea.

It is really difficult to rely on the army to guard the coastal defense line without the escort of an interested navy.

The Huang family was not afraid. With the continuous production of cast steel artillery, the artillery deployed in the fortress was larger than ordinary warships in both range and caliber. Besides, it didn't matter how many shots the fortress took. How could a warship bear it?
On the second day, fifty six-pound guns under Zheng Yiguan's command were deployed. Unexpectedly, the artillery at the head of Xiamen City opened fire first, and four large six-pound iron balls jumped wildly. Zheng Yiguan lost more than a dozen of his men.

The artillery fire at the top of the city took advantage of the condescending location, Zheng Yiguan had the advantage of having more artillery, and the siege battle was kicked off by the artillery battle.

This is Xu Xinsu's lair that has been painstakingly managed. He has money, and under his command there are 700 armored servants, 500 matchlock gunners, and a thousand household guards stationed in the center and left. There are only more than [-] dissatisfied personnel. In addition, Xiamen Port fell and escaped. There are more than [-] sailors and gunners, and there are about [-] defenders here.

It stands to reason that Zheng Yiguan came with 7000 people, so he shouldn't be able to beat the city, but this time is different, and we can't just count the heads. This is a war of hot weapons, and the firepower output must be counted.

Zheng Yiguan concentrated fifty cannons to attack the flat terrain of Ximen, and quickly killed the four six-pound copper-cored iron cannons that Xu Xinsu had placed at the top of Ximen.

Then there was a unilateral bombardment of Xiamen, and then Zheng Yiguan's pirates carried ladders and shields and approached under the cover of artillery fire to prepare for the ants to attack the city.

The city of Xiamen was resisting, and the matchlock guns were crackling. Zheng Yiguan's matchlock gunmen did not show weakness, and they raised their guns to fight back. The two sides fought for a whole morning with mutual casualties. Eye.

It was also because of the constant crackling of cannons and matchlock guns here that the shelling of Xiamen Port, which was more than ten miles away, was covered up, and Zheng Yiguan and his subordinates did not find the oriole behind.

Zheng Yiguan's men had rushed up to the western city wall which was riddled with artillery shells twice, the first time they were beaten head-on and face-to-face by Xu Xinsu's Iron Armored Ding Squad.

The second time, Xu Xinsu personally led more than 200 surviving arquebus gunmen, and used a three-stage volley of volleys to drive Zheng Yiguan's minions off the city wall.

Seeing the huge casualties, Xu Xinsu mobilized the whole city. Even the prisoners in the prison were brought to the top of the city, and everyone came to throw stones at the pirates.

The common people in Xiamen city helped transport stones one after another. Fortunately, the buildings here are mainly made of stone. The common people are demolishing the houses closest to Ximen, and stones and giant trees are continuously being sent to the city wall.

When it is the most difficult time to defend the city, the most primitive weapons are the most reliable. A commoner who comes up casually and pushes down a boulder can kill and injure the enemy.

However, due to continuous shooting, the arquebus began to explode, and instead of hitting the enemy, he injured himself.

Since Zheng Yiguan fired rounds every once in a while, the iron ball hit the rocks and caused the rocks to splash. Many defenders were unable to defend themselves and suffered heavy casualties.

Zheng Yiguan knew the characteristics of artillery. He killed the artillery on the left side of the city and switched to firing. He used three rounds of salvo, stopped for a moment to dissipate heat, and then fired three more rounds. The effect was good. Fifty artillery pieces roared at the same time. Sure enough, the momentum was astonishing, and the cries of the soldiers and civilians in Xiamen City were earth-shattering.

Zheng Yiguan's siege troops took advantage of the heat dissipation of the artillery to climb to the top of the city. By noon, the battered city of Xiamen became easier to climb, and the resistance at the top of the city became weaker and weaker.

Zheng Yiguan has a solid chance of winning!He prepared to press the whole army after the last round of artillery fire, and the general attack began.

The mobilization order has been issued. After the city is broken, everyone is allowed to loot at will. He, Zheng Yiguan, wants nothing but Xu Xinsu's head.

Xu Xinsu had already tried his best. He knew that Yu Zigao, the general of the Fujian Army, would not be able to send troops to rescue the Central Left Institute. This lord, safety first, hid too far away.

Looking at the battlefield full of corpses, he wanted to cry without tears, and said to the bruised servants: "That guy Zheng Yiguan just wants to take my life, and I will do what he wants."

After Xu Xinsu finished speaking, she was about to jump off the city wall to die, but her movements were not quick.Xu Xinhu, the leader of the servants, hugged the head of the family, and shouted at the surviving servants and ordinary people around him:

"The pirates are cruel. They came here just to burn, kill, and loot. Now they have suffered a lot under the city of Xiamen. Many people have died. Once the city is broken, they will retaliate wildly. The city of Xiamen will definitely not leave any dogs behind. Everyone cheer up and fight with the pirates." We fought."

These words had an effect, and the discouraged soldiers and civilians began to pack up their weapons and carry stones, preparing for a bloody battle to the end!
Xu Xinsu used Liu Bei's mere plan to throw the child to arouse the hatred of the same enemy. He hurriedly continued to adjust his deployment and selected 150 matchlock gunners and [-] armored servants who were not injured.

Let Xu Xinhu, the confidant leader, lead them back to the city wall to rest to avoid the casualties caused by the artillery fire, and when Zheng Yiguan's minions attacked the city wall and fought with the defenders on the city wall, they suddenly broke out as a new force.

In order to prove his determination to live and die with Zhongzuo City, Xu Xinsu took the risk of being directly killed by Zheng Yiguan's gunfire and personally commanded the city with a matchlock gun.

After the sound of the rumbling guns, the shouts of killing from Zheng Yiguan's position resounded through the sky.

(End of this chapter)