Wanli 1592

Chapter 1133
The daily training of the artillerymen of the Qin Army is quite strict.

How to quickly load each artillery type and accurately aim and shoot, how to rotate the fire to prevent the barrel from overheating, etc., the artillerymen of the Qin Army have a very strict understanding and training in their daily lives.

Xiguan was so beaten by the Qin army's artillery that he couldn't hold his head up, let alone counterattack, and couldn't find a chance to counterattack. The whole feeling was like he was being beaten all the time, but he couldn't launch even a little attack on the enemy. fight back.

If it weren't for the silver, food, and some military supplies from the mountain that won people's hearts, the Xiguan defenders would have collapsed long ago, but in this situation, it feels like they won't last long even if they don't collapse.

Because the Qin army's firearms strike was really fierce. In addition, they have been attacking all the time, from day to night to the next morning, without stopping.

The noise was too loud. Even though they hid behind Houguan and Tucheng, the Xiguan defenders could not get enough rest. They were very tired.

Qin Jun's fatigue tactics were very successful, and the people on Hailongdun hadn't had a good rest for almost two days.

It would be better to say that apart from Yang Yinglong who fainted, the others dared not rest at all, the sound of artillery and shouts when they opened and closed their eyes, how could they fall asleep?

Under extreme fatigue and high-intensity pressure, weak-willed people will become mentally disturbed, and they will do some very strange behaviors, and such behaviors are often contagious, and can often bring out a large number of people who are already mentally ill. Extremely unstable people directly destroy the battle situation.

The Bozhou native soldiers who had been under the ravages of the Qin army's artillery finally couldn't bear it anymore, and some mentally disturbed people appeared.

They howled and rushed out of the bunker, running desperately to get out of here, but they were often unlucky, either being hit directly by the shells, or killed by the aftermath of the shells landing.

The guards on the top of the city couldn't control the army at all, and could only let them slowly collapse. Near noon, Liu Ting kept observing the appearance of the top of Xiguan City with binoculars. After discovering some clues, he realized the purpose of the attack. The time has come.

"For the last siege, beat the drum for me! Press it up! Siege!!!"

Liu Ting gave the order to siege the city, and the drums rumbled, and the heavy drums drove the fighting spirit of the Qin soldiers. They all realized that it was time to break the city.

The soldiers of the Qin Army rushed to the foot of Xiguan City like a tide, set up ladders, carried the hammer, and launched the last wave of crazy attacks on Xiguan.

Wu Yong's troops in the third round of attack had already eaten dinner and rested for a quarter of an hour. The whole army recharged their batteries and set out from the rear city to Xiguan City to take over Liu Ting's attack. The final madness begins.

There is still half an hour before the end of his attack, and it is estimated that it will be the last attack.

Liu Dadao never wastes an opportunity, he will definitely strive to be the first when encountering military exploits, he was very excited to break through the back barrier before, if he can make another victory now, the credit will be even greater.

How could Liu Dadao let go of such an opportunity?

The Qin army rushed up the tower frantically, and slashed and killed the Bozhou native soldiers on the tower. The Bozhou native soldiers were already in chaos, and now they are even more precarious.

Wu Yong took the lead and rushed to the vicinity of the battlefield, holding a binoculars and looking at the Xiguan Tower, his mouth was wide open, and his face was in disbelief.

"Isn't this Da Dao Liu going to make meritorious service again?"

Wu Yong couldn't believe that Liu Ting was so lucky that he could get credit for two attacks in a row?

After taking Xiguan, you will face the last pass, Wan'an Pass. After Wan'an Pass, except for an earthen city wall, the Qin army can rush to the top of the mountain to launch a final blow to Yang Yinglong. Yang Yinglong can't escape even if he puts on his wings Lost.

Moreover, the breach of Xiguan will deal a greater psychological blow to the Bozhou army. They will be more afraid of the Qin army and the Great Qin court, and will lose their will to fight.

Although the road is not easy, if you break through the Xiguan in one day, it will be equivalent to breaking through the two major barriers for two consecutive days, slapping Yang Yinglong's face fiercely, and greatly boosting morale , Let all the Qin army rejoice and increase their confidence in victory.

Not to mention, although the mountain road behind is not easy to walk, there are small fortresses everywhere, but one side's morale is like a rainbow, and the other side is dying. After fighting all the way, they may not be able to hold on for long.

The strongest fortress in Banzhou, which has never encountered war since its establishment, seems to be not as strong as imagined, so some people say that it is man-made.

Although Wu Yong was a little upset about Liu Ting's good luck, he couldn't help but rejoice.

The Qin army is a whole, unable to fulfill His Majesty's orders, everyone has no good fruit to eat, and no way to earn military merits, so Liu Ting wins, and he can also benefit.

Although he was in a conflicted mood, when Wu Yong saw someone waving the flying dragon flag of Daqin and the deafening cheers above the city of Xiguan, he couldn't help but hold his hand tightly. fist.

"Good guy! Da Dao Liu really has you!"

At sunset on the [-]th day of the first lunar month of the second year of Longwu, Xiguan was broken, and Liu Ting and Liu Dadao once again made great contributions. The troops broke through Xiguan, and the Qin army rushed in and began to sweep the chain of fortresses behind Xiguan. The battle is still going on. , but the morale of the Qin army was greatly boosted, and it was already unstoppable.

When Liu Ting's troops retreated exhausted, Zheng Ying greeted them personally and rewarded them with meat. The face is generally black.

After thinking for a while, Liu Ting asked Zheng Ying——

"Zheng Shuai, the final general, please share the credit with General Qi's subordinates."

Qi Dayong was taken aback for a moment, while Zheng Ying smiled slightly.

"Why?"

"Because the reason why our army won a complete victory is also the reason why General Qi led his troops to attack for three hours before. It is because of this that our army was able to break through smoothly. Your Majesty often said that the predecessors planted trees and the descendants took advantage of the shade. I took advantage of others. It's cool, I'm too embarrassed to take all the credit for myself, aren't I? I still want to save face."

Liu Ting smiled embarrassedly.

Zheng Ying looked at Qi Dayong, Qi Dayong blinked his eyes, scratched his head with some embarrassment, and didn't have the nerve to speak.

This is a good thing, Liu Ting knows how to share the credit.

Liu Ting's reputation as a small expert in grabbing merit has continued from the Ming Dynasty to the Great Qin Army. It is really not easy to make such an improvement now, and Zheng Ying feels comforted in his heart.

Zheng Ying's fight is in full swing and the situation is very good. Far away in the suburbs of Beijing, Xu Guangqi's side is also working hard to contribute to the victory of the war.

Under Xiao Ruxun's instructions, Xu Guangqi completed the work of equipping the shells with wooden soft supports, successfully increasing the range of the Hongyi cannon and the Fran machine gun.

Right now, it is very difficult to make all-round improvements to the flowering ammunition and produce a flowering ammunition that can hit farther, and it will be a long-term task, there is no doubt about it.

(End of this chapter)