nanming man

Chapter 913

The gunners inlaid with the blue flag pulled up ten bronze cannons. This kind of field bronze cannon was first cast by the Wei army, and the elite of the Qing army had already begun to equip it on a large scale.

It turns out that the artillery of the Ming Dynasty was made bigger and bigger, which was not suitable for field battles. The Qing army imitated the bronze cannons of the Wei army, which were small in size and light in weight.

Although this kind of cannon is not a sharp weapon for demolition like the Hongyi cannon, it is still more than enough to deal with general fortifications and small villages. As long as it is fired once, it will definitely work.

At this time, the attacking Green Battalion soldiers retreated after leaving behind dozens of corpses, but the artillery of the Qing army was pushed out, and quickly built an artillery array, ready to bombard the earthen village.

On the dirt wall, the soldiers of the rebel army were firing guns to kill the retreating Qing army. The formation of the green battalion soldiers was stretched apart. When the fire guns exceeded a certain distance, the accuracy of the guns was greatly reduced. The soldiers fired a few guns and saw the Qing army walking away. The guns were no longer fired, but the earth cannons on the earth wall were still roaring.

Suddenly, Zeng Dalong looked towards the rear of the Qing army and whispered, "Commander, it's not good, the artillery from the Tartars is coming up."

Before the words fell, a ball of orange-red cannon flames flashed in the distance, and an iron bullet roared towards it, hitting the dirt wall directly. A ground cannon hit it so that the cannon body rotated, directly hitting a volunteer gunner so that he vomited blood and flew backwards.

The Tartars knocked out a cannon emplacement of the rebels with one shot, and Liu Heizi took a breath and shrank his head, "Damn it, the Tartars' cannons are still quite accurate."

The Qing army's artillery array continued to emit deafening artillery sounds, and the muzzles kept emitting red flames and thick white smoke.

Ten bronze cannons lined up arrogantly, each artillery carriage retreated, and the iron bullets rushed out of the muzzle and hit the earthen wall. Smash down the city wall.

The crackling mud hit Liu Heizi's body, and he shook the dirt on his body, "Damn it, the Tartars have grown a lot, and met elite Tartar soldiers! Lao Xie, you guard the wall, and the other brothers will come down with me. "

After speaking, Liu Heizi slid down the earthen wall and hid behind the wall. The rebel soldiers also jumped off the earthen wall one after another to avoid the Qing army's shelling.

Helpless, the rebel army was poorly equipped, and they could only be passively beaten when they met the elite Qing army with equipment.

Wang Jiaping saw the dusty earthen village that had been smashed, felt the ground tremble slightly, finally regained his composure, and turned to let the soldiers rush to make equipment.

The gunners of each gun of the Qing army fired a cannon, and quickly cleaned the barrel with a wet brush. The water vapor in the barrel evaporated, and there was steam and slight noises. Then the loading hand quickly put in a pack of propellant, pushed in the iron bullet and compacted it. Another gunner had already punctured the charge pack with an awl, inserted the fuse, and prepared it for firing.

There are only so many steps to fire the bronze cannon. After many years, the Qing army has mastered the Wei Jun's cannon-handling skills.

At this time, the gunners of the Qing army adjusted the gun positions again, then lit the fire, and fired again.

In the flickering artillery flames, the artillery shells roared again, and the diffuse smoke quickly blurred the front lines. The rebels could only see the orange-red artillery flames flashing on the earth wall, and then felt the earth wall shake, and the earth fell with a clatter.

"Marshal, if you hit it like this, the wall will definitely collapse!" Zeng Dalong said in panic while hiding behind the wall.

Liu Heizi frowned, the Tartars had cannons, and his local cannons didn't have enough range, so he had to be beaten.

"There is no other way now, but to hold on." Liu Heizi pursed his lips, and suddenly ordered: "When the wall collapses, the Tartars will definitely attack again. Dalong, you take three hundred brothers to the side of the mountain. If I can't stand it, you can rush down the mountain and restrain the Tartars."

Zeng Dalong nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Commander, I understand!"

After finishing speaking, he leaned forward and led the men and horses to the side of the mountain.

Liu Heizi stared at Zhao Shuxiang again and said, "Master, isn't your divination auspicious?"

When a cannon hit, the earthen wall vibrated, and Zhao Shuxiang trembled, "Master, it's really auspicious!"

Liu Heizi waved his hand, "I'm still a little worried, you send someone to remind those hills."

Boluo looked at the results of the bombardment with binoculars, nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered someone to tell Wang Jiaping to prepare the equipment quickly and launch the attack as soon as possible, and sent scouts to monitor the surroundings.

Knowing that the Qing soldiers were coming to suppress, Liu Heizi did not run away, but instead chose to ambush and then stood firm. He must have something to rely on.

Boluo has fought for a long time, and he has doubts about this point. It is expected that Liu Heizi still has a backup, and most likely there are bandits not far from Huangtuya.

At this time, a Qing soldier suddenly came to report, "Your Majesty, some bandits escaped by climbing the cliff just now, one was killed by the slaves, and five escaped!"

Bo Luo narrowed his eyes, as expected, he knew that Liu Heizi was going to ask for help, and immediately ordered, "Let Wang Jiaping prepare quickly, we must break through the stronghold today."

The Qing army's bombardment stopped and stopped. Although the bronze cannons were small in power, they couldn't stand the bombardment for a long time.

In the afternoon, many gaps had been punched in the earthen wall, and the morale of the Qing army was revived.

At this time, drums sounded in the wilderness outside the earth village, and more than 2000 soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, holding large shields made of trees, carrying short ladders and trench bridges, began to push towards the earth wall.

Xie Qian on the top of the city greeted quickly, and the rebel soldiers hiding behind the wall climbed up the earthen wall with their blunderbuss bows and arrows, and quickly shot at the Qing army.

With their wooden shields on their backs, the Qing army drew forward and some people fell down from time to time, but they rushed to the edge of the earthen wall with a roar.

The Huangjia soldiers laid the trench bridge on the trench, then walked slowly through the trench bridge, and slammed into the gap in the earth wall. The rebels shot at the wall with bows and arrows, and the Qing soldiers immediately fell to the ground covering their throats and fell into the trench.

At this time, several Qing soldiers rushed across the trench bridge and climbed out of the collapse first, but as soon as their heads emerged, sharp spears stabbed them head-on, and the Qing soldiers in front were stabbed and rolled down the trench screaming.

At this time, the Qing army behind immediately fought back with their weapons, and the soldiers of the rebel army above were also cut down. Sergeants and soldiers rolled along the slope, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Wearing armor, Wang Jiaping wielded a knife to mobilize, and kept putting in troops. He watched the soldiers of the Qing army go into the battlefield, saw them being killed by spears, and blown away by thunder, but he didn't move.

Although Liu Heizi has an advantageous position, he has few soldiers and poor equipment. I really want to see how long you can last.

"Quick! Go again, crush the grandson!" Wang Jiaping yelled, and increased troops again, "Liu Heizi can't stand it anymore!"

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