Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 891 Start Siege

After capturing Shizhai, the Ming army began to bombard Xicheng, and the scale of the bombardment was much larger than that of Duoduo's bombardment of Yangzhou.

War can destroy civilization, but at the same time it is also a catalyst for civilization and technology, and it can even make civilization nirvana and be reborn from the ashes.

The oldest empire standing in the east for more than [-] years, was broken in this decades-long war, and its vitality was destroyed. However, after the black blood flowed out, new bones were born, and it slowly nirvana and gained a new life. .

In order to win the war, the Ming army invested heavily in the manufacture of ordnance, eliminating the disadvantages of ordnance manufacturing. These investments are manifested in the fact that each workshop produces new guns every year like dumplings. battleship.

The red cannons of the Ming army had once again surpassed the Qing army in terms of quantity and quality, and also left the Qing army behind in terms of artillery training.

As soon as the artillery battle in Xicheng started, the Qing army was caught off guard by the condescending Ming army artillery team.

The quantity, quality, range, and rate of fire of the artillery are all inferior to the Ming army. The Ming army still has the advantage of geographical advantage. Duoduo wants to counter the artillery, which immediately becomes a joke. The defenders of the West City are beaten by the Ming army artillery After that, morale was even lower.

In order to reverse the disadvantage, Duoduo had to send Liang Huafeng to lead 2000 troops to sneak out from Shuimen at night, intending to attack Shizhai. Unfortunately, the Ming army was heavily defended, and the sneak attack was not successful, and many troops were lost instead.

In this way, the Qing army at the head of the city was suppressed by the Ming army. After two days of continuous bombardment by the Ming army, the time was ripe to attack Yangzhou.

At this time, in the large tent of the Ming army, several low tables were pieced together to form a large platform, on which were placed the Yangzhou sand table elaborately made by the officials of the Ministry of Industry.

Nanjing used to be the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, and stored many documents and materials. After the Ming army captured Nanjing, these materials were divided among six departments. The models and sand tables of each major city were made, and the Ming army could directly receive them from the Ministry of Industry whichever city they wanted to attack.

At this time, the big tent was very quiet. More than a dozen Ming army generals surrounded the sand table, watching quietly, with a chill in the silence. Chen Bangyan also stared at the sand table for a while, and then coughed lightly, "No doubt, Just act according to the deployment!"

The generals raised their heads, with a trace of burning in their eyes, and their faces were full of awe.

Chen Bangyan glanced at everyone, his heart was a little turbulent, and he clenched his fist with one hand, "Let's fight for our imperial Han nation!"

Many people expressed dissent and confusion about the term "Imperial Han", but in fact, it is not a derogatory meaning, nor is it an imported product, and it has nothing to do with Japan. It has appeared many times, and he is the self-proclaimed Han nationality. "Huanghan Mingzu" means "a powerful, civilized and prosperous Han nation".

After the Manchus entered the customs, the Emperor and Han could not bring it up again, so it probably started in modern times in Zou Rong's "Revolutionary Army", "The Manchurians led the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners to enter Shanhaiguan to rule Beijing. It is also one of the great anniversaries of the subjugation of our imperial Han race!"

This is to wake up the sleeping Han people who have been oppressed and imprisoned for more than 200 years, and let them know that the Han people are not born to be slaves, they are born to be inferior. Chinese.

Although the imperial Han Dynasty has the color of nationalism, everything has two sides. Looking at historical events, the rejuvenation of the nation and the country is bound to be accompanied by rising national sentiment. When the populism of the world is on the rise, a nation that is not proud of its own nation can talk about revival , Talk about powerful.

At this time, the artillery battle in the west city of Yangzhou was not over yet, the city was filled with gunpowder smoke, and it was in a mess. Duoduo changed into an ordinary white armor, and led several members to also take off the Qing generals wearing flower feathers, and boarded the west city.

The soldiers reported to him that the peasants digging the canals outside the city were retreating. He knew that the canals would be pierced soon, and the Ming army's general attack might start soon, so he had to come up to inspect.

Duoduo and his party went up to the city from the steps on both sides of the city gate. At the exit, there was a fort built in a semicircle with sandbags. Several Qing soldiers with gunpowder smoke on their faces were firing back. A bloody corpse of a Qing army lay on the top of the city.

Under the guidance of the guard, Duoduo walked past the corpses and the messy city, and came to Wengcheng, looking out carefully.

He looked at it and asked, "How's the situation outside?"

"Go back to the lord, the Ming army has already finished digging, and the servant saw that they put explosives, so it should be penetrated immediately."

After the digging was completed, the Ming army moved away the logs that covered it, and now it is only about a foot away from the canal.

This can’t be done by digging. The Ming army supported it with wooden boards, and buried explosives underneath. As soon as Duoduo arrived in Wengcheng, there was a loud noise, the soil splashed, and the water from the moat began to pour into the canal. Almost at the same time, the other side There was also a loud noise, and both ends were connected.

Duoduo watched the water from the moat pouring into the canal, his heart suddenly sank, he turned his head to Guan and said: "How about the cannon cart I asked you to build?"

"The servant asked the craftsmen to rush to work, and built fifteen more in the past two days!"

Fifteen guns are a little short, but Duoduo immediately ordered: "The Ming army is about to start attacking the city. All the fifteen gun carriages will be loaded to the west city, and ten guns will be transferred from each of the other three gates."

The artillery on the west city was completely suppressed by the Ming army, and Duoduo had given up hope, and now he placed all his bets on the artillery cart.

"Slave, let's do it now!" Guan Xiaozhong saluted hurriedly, and then ran down to the city.

At this time, the Ming army camp outside the city, the war drums suddenly sounded, and groups of soldiers began to walk out of the camp. Except for only 3000 people in the north city, guarding the trench to prevent the Qing army from rushing out from the north gate, all the other three gates were closed. There are armies assembled to the sound of drums,
Of course, the main force of the Ming army is still in Xicheng, with more than 4 people assembled, and only 1 people on the other two sides, who bear the responsibility of containing the feint attack.

All of a sudden, outside the west city, the Ming army was standing in a forest, with flags fluttering, and as the river water poured into the canal, a long Ming army warship began to sail into the canal from the Grand Canal, with dozens of sticks protruding from both sides of the ship. The oars, the naked soldiers in the warehouse, swayed the oars in unison, water patterns appeared on both sides of the warship, and there were civilians on the shore holding the ropes, pulling the warship forward.

"Ring the alarm!" Duoduo saw the scene outside the city, his face sank like water, "The Ming army is about to attack the city!"

The alarm bell of "Dangdangdang" sounded, and on the streets of the city, a brigade of Qing troops suddenly poured out. The red-capped bamboo hats gathered on the street, and the Qing soldiers with long guns came out of the camp and ran towards the four cities.

Under the west city, many Qing soldiers gradually gathered, hiding beside the artillery cart behind the city, the Qing army pulled the ropes, loaded the stone bullets, and prepared to meet the Ming army.

(Thanks to only`lonely for the reward, there are only two chapters today, don’t wait tonight)
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