Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

After briefly understanding the current situation, M4 keenly realized that something was wrong.

"But, if we disobey the commander's order, will we..."

NTW expressed his concerns. For the humanoids, the commander's orders are almost absolute. This is almost something written into the basic agreement of each humanoid.

"It's okay. The order I gave you also includes a clause that you can act according to the situation on the front line. I'm thousands of miles away, and I definitely don't have as clear a grasp of the situation as you do. Just make arrangements according to the information you have received. I approve it."

At this moment, Jiang Han spoke up through the communication, which reassured the few people. If the humanoids disobeyed the commander's orders without authorization, no matter how legitimate the reasons were, they would have a hurdle in their hearts. With Jiang Han's endorsement, the humanoids would naturally act more easily and happily.

"Oh my, you are indeed the Commander who keeps me interested. You did a great job."

"Squint your eyes, if you have so much free time, then go outside the city and delay time!"

"Okay, even if you didn't tell me, I would still go. How can I miss such a fun thing?"

Outside the city, people were doing hard labor.

It doesn't mean that these people were abandoned outside the city just because the siege failed. After the initial attempt failed and only left a few unlucky guys shot to death by the arrows of the defenders on the city wall, the Qing army once again drove the people to camp outside the city and let these people do the hard work of cutting trees, tying ladders, tying barricades, and acting as battering rams. After half a day, these people were driven to the city like cattle and horses to consume the arrows and ammunition of the Jinan defenders, truly squeezing the surplus value to the extreme.

"Have the sergeants arrived?"

Dorgon looked at the Jinan city wall in front of him and asked the generals behind him:

"My Lord, we have already deployed personnel to guard the gates of Jinan City in all directions. We will start the siege as soon as you give the order."

"Well, let the boys take a good rest and recuperate. The defenders in the city are just chickens and dogs, and can be defeated with one blow. We just need to take Jinan in one fell swoop. Then, you can enjoy yourself as you like."

"Hahahaha! Master, with what you said, our Eight Banners warriors will definitely take down the first one to climb the mountain for you!"

"Hahaha, just go ahead and get it. If you can get it, will your reward be reduced?"

Dorgon joked with his subordinates that after successfully bypassing the main force of the Ming army, the city of Jinan was already in his pocket.

Gently pull open the pull ring, pinch the grenade pick, tie it with a small rope, press it on one side of the door of the house, and lightly hang the other side on the other end of the door, and a simple booby trap is ready. Before the action, the humanoids prepared a lot of defensive grenades. This type of grenade is mainly fragmentation, with an explosion range of thirty to fifty meters. Only one grenade is needed, and the fragments splashed by the explosion can eliminate a considerable number of enemies.

Since the key to the grenade is the paddle on top and the pull ring is only used to fix it, this mechanism can be used to make many different kinds of grenade props to bring smiles to the Qing army attacking the city.

That wasn’t enough, Jiang Han also equipped the humanoids with one of the most powerful weapons: the broadsword, which had an explosion range of 100 meters and was filled with steel balls and fragments. Just one shot would make the enemy feel extremely miserable.

M4 led several humanoids to build different traps and defense facilities in the city, and set up barbed wire in some wider places. As a Griffin humanoid, I may not be able to fight on the frontal battlefield, but when it comes to street fighting and guerrilla warfare, hehe, you've found the right person!

When receiving the order, M4 was ready to engage in a fight with the enemy in the city of Jinan. Jiang Han's tactics were still relatively conservative. After all, no matter how good your weapon is, you are not an invulnerable superman. The enemy dared to attack the city, which meant that the team still had some heavy firepower, such as red cannons. If you were unlucky enough to get hit in a head-on fight, would you still be alive?

Therefore, we can take advantage of the complex terrain in Jinan City to eliminate the opponent's numerical advantage, and use the buildings in the city to completely destroy the opponent's heavy firepower deployment. We just need to delay time. The longer we delay, the more we will gain. This is Jiang Han's core tactical thinking.

He wanted to completely turn the city of Jinan into Stalingrad.

Volume 136: Chapter Chapter : Siege

They said they would rest for half a day, but in fact, after two hours, the Qing army launched its first exploratory attack. The poor people were once again driven like cattle and sheep towards the front of Jinan city.

The city of Jinan has now made preparations for the city's defense. Although we are outnumbered and the enemy outnumbers us, we have a duty to fulfill. If we let the Tartars enter the city, none of our parents and family members will survive.

There are various versions of legends about the brutality of the Tartars circulating in the Central Plains, but the common understanding is that if you encounter the Tartars, your entire family will suffer.

The defenders dared not shirk their efforts for the sake of their fellow countrymen, even though the people living under the city were also citizens of the Ming Dynasty, so they could only apologize.

When the people outside the city were driven by the Qing army into the range of the cannons, the red cannons on the top of the city began to spit out tongues of fire.

In fact, a considerable portion of Jinan City's artillery had been taken away by the prefect, leaving only the necessary artillery for defending the city. Five hundred defenders were enough to operate the operation. At the same time, there were also many temporarily conscripted civilians. After hearing the news of the Jiannu attack on the city, the government urgently recruited them. In addition, many people volunteered to participate in the defense of the city. The manpower in front of the city gate was barely enough.

The cannon exploded, and the solid iron ball slammed into the crowd. Mud and flesh flew into the air. The iron ball bounced on the ground and rolled forward, leaving a long line of blood.

The soldiers raised the muzzle of the gun, took out a piece of fuse again and inserted it into the fuse slot, poured in gunpowder, stuffed in solid cannonballs, tamped them with wooden sticks, and then continued firing.

They had no choice but to be ruthless. These people were not just people. They were holding sandbags and carrying ladders. Once they carried the ladders to the top of the city, the city would be almost certain to fall. The defenders did not believe that they could defeat the ferocious Tartars in hand-to-hand combat.

The power of the artillery undoubtedly frightened these ordinary people who lived honest and decent lives. The deafening noise, the huge momentum brought by the impact, the flying body parts, and the screams of people around them undoubtedly brought tremendous psychological pressure to everyone. The people were terrified. Some turned their heads and wanted to run back, but the people behind were driven forward by the Qing army with long swords and bows and crossbows. If they met anyone who turned back, they would shoot him with an arrow, or simply hack him to death with a single knife.

Countless people were rushed forward by fear, and the panic made order useless. Under such circumstances, the width of the bridge originally used for passage over the moat was no longer sufficient.

Since ancient times, large cities must have dug moats around the city to resist foreign invasions. Since Jinan has a rich water system and many springs, the moat is quite large. Bridges were only built where traffic was needed for passage. Now, these bridges have almost become bridges of death.

Under the command of the general, these bridges were the key targets of the artillery. The extremely crowded crowds could maximize the power of the artillery. The people wanted to cross this bridge of death very much. The more anxious they were, the more crowded it was. The more they hesitated, the easier it was to die. Driven by panic, this impatience became more and more intense. Some people fell to the ground and could never stand up again. Some were squeezed under the bridge. In February, the freezing cold river water quickly deprived people of every bit of physical strength. The heavy cotton jackets were like lead blocks, weighing people down continuously. Blood slowly soaked the river water.

The lucky ones finally rushed out of the bridgehead and had a clear path, but what greeted them was a dense rain of arrows blazing from pointed tips. In order to achieve the greatest effect, the defenders aimed at the middle section of the team.

This is the rocket cart on the top of the city showing its power. Each rocket cart is composed of countless powerful crossbows, which can form an extremely dense rain of arrows at one time, effectively killing the enemy. The disadvantage is that this thing is basically disposable, because the time for filling and re-preparation is too long.

The defenders knew it was a waste to use such weapons on these civilians, but they had no choice.

Such scenes are played out in front of every city gate.

"Oh my god, this is so tragic..."

Looking at the scene in front of him, AK-12 lamented the tragedy of the scene.

"Stop your pretentious sighs and hurry up to march. We must quickly reach the local military deployment site and record all their information. It would be even better if we can delay the troops for a certain period of time at the same time."

"MG4, the task of delaying time is now left to you."

"Hey!? Me? Okay, okay, I'll behave myself."

The tension of MG4 is almost visible to the naked eye.

"It's okay, don't be nervous. According to my calculations, with a battle of this scale, there's no need to even open your eyes."

“Hey, hey!? Is that so?”

"Stop teaching the new guy bad things! Hurry up and get going!"

"Hey~ You're so strict, Captain of Team 404~ I'm a newcomer too."

"Three enemies in front of us on the right! Clear them out quickly!"

The 45 alarm sounded and disrupted the peaceful play of several people.

"Looks like it's time for me to take the stage."

He chuckled and raised the muzzle of the gun, and almost simultaneously fired three precise bursts of shots that pierced through the heads of the three scouts. Due to the recoil problem, the most stable attack method of the AK family of guns created by Kalashnikov is single shot. Professional users almost never touch the AUTO mode. A skilled shooter can use his fingers to achieve a continuous fire effect and ensure accuracy. Only our simple black uncle will hold the AK trigger and pull it. No one loves him.

"Confirmed elimination, keep moving forward"

I have to say that although AK-12 usually shows some problems of being overly curious and having bad intentions, her strength is undoubtedly that of an elite. When you work with such a person and she starts to get serious, you will only have two words to describe your feeling: worry-free.

The silencers were installed long before the operation began. They remained alert even when they were joking along the way. They started to act at the same time as 45 gave the order, giving the enemy no chance to react before delivering a fatal blow. Because once they found their teammates falling, even if it was only for one second, they would quickly send a signal to draw the enemy's attention. The timing of the shooting was even just when the cannon sounded, ensuring that the enemy in the distance would not notice it. The target transfer was even able to be completed within one second after precise calculation. Three muffled sounds, and a flash of lightning. This is what professionalism is.

"How cautious! While attacking the city, he is also sending out scouts. It seems he is not a good-for-nothing."

45 squatted on the ground, looking at the scouts moving around in the distance.

"Why, did it cause you trouble?"

AK-12 leaned against a big tree and put on a mask.

"How is that possible? I just want to give my opponent some confidence. It would be more rewarding to destroy such a person."

"....Has anyone ever told you that you have a really weird expression?"

"If you want to die, I can grant your wish."

"Hahahaha, okay, stop messing around. Now we have to get serious and start the mission."

Volume 137: Chapter Chapter : Action

It takes time to load artillery, and rocket carts will eventually run out of fire. In the intervals between intensive use of tools, the Qing army used the names of the people to quickly advance to the front of Jinan City. At this time, the defect of the sparse defenders of Jinan City began to be fully exposed.

As a big city, 500 defenders were stretched to the limit even if they were only to guard one gate. They could only complete daily patrols and garrisons and could not do anything else. Even though the civilians outside the city died one after another, there were still thousands of them under the city walls in each direction. Some of the more than one hundred defenders had to operate cannons, some were responsible for crossbows, and some had to carry bows and crossbows for long-range shooting. They could not be distributed at all. Huge rolling logs and stones began to be thrown towards the city, and a huge flesh and blood mill was turning endlessly.

The archers used their bows and arrows to shoot at the Qing soldiers with ladders who were mixed in with the civilians below the city. With the advantage of shooting high and low, the hit rate of the bows and arrows should have been much higher. However, the Qing army, which was famous for its traditional horse riding and archery skills, was even more powerful. In addition, the Ming Dynasty city walls were widened and thickened and lowered in order to resist artillery attacks, which made it much more difficult to shoot arrows from the bottom of the city at the top of the city.

The high accuracy of the Qing army archers began to cause casualties to the already stretched defenders on the city walls, while the large force in the rear had already pushed their artillery to the front line.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the Jurchens had just emerged from the mountains and began to move south with great ambitions, they were severely taught a lesson by the Ming Dynasty's artillery.

This red cannon, which was modified from the British 18-pound snake cannon, was improved from the naval cannon carried on foreign warships. Due to the Dutch's pioneering voyages, they had already done business all over the world during the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was naturally no exception.

Since many Dutch people had red hair, the people of the Ming Dynasty, out of a sense of superiority, called them red-haired barbarians. This cannon that originated from the Dutch ships was also called red-haired cannon. Because it did not sound very pleasant, it was renamed red-coated cannon.

This 18-pound muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon is loaded with a solid iron ball weighing eight kilograms. If it hits a crowd of people, it will open up a bloody alley on the spot. No matter how good the armor or how strong the warrior is, they will be crushed to pieces.

The Qing army, which had just emerged from the mountains, had never seen such a scene before and was stunned on the spot. Since then, Huang Taiji began to vigorously encourage the manufacture of artillery. Under the multiple offensives of various inducements and intimidation, many artillery makers of the Ming Dynasty defected to the Qing army. From then on, the Qing army finally had the capital to fight the Ming army head-on: the Red General Cannon.

Due to the lightweight nature of the eighteen-pounder, it can be carried quickly and used for rapid movement with the army. In fact, according to the Chinese people's bomb ratio, if possible, the bigger and heavier the better. After the Ming Dynasty was conquered, the trend of Qing Dynasty artillery began to move towards larger and larger sizes.

After the Qing army's artillery array was completed, with an order, they began to attack key facilities in Jinan City, such as arrow towers, crossbows, and artillery on the city walls. At the beginning, the accuracy was not very good, and many shells hit the city walls, and some even fell into the crowd. But as the aim was constantly adjusted, the defenders on the city walls began to suffer.

Even if there is a thick brick wall protecting it, one shot would be fine, but what about two shots? Three shots? Five shots?

The number of artillery pieces of the Qing army far exceeded that of the undermanned Jinan defenders. Even if there were enough artillery pieces on the city walls, there were not enough people to operate them. The previous opportunity to fire was used to stop the advancement of the civilians and the Qing army's front line below the city. After the Qing army advanced to the attacking distance with the help of the human wall of Ming Dynasty civilians, the battle situation could almost be said to have become one-sided.

"This is completely defenseless..."

Seeing that the ladders had been set up on the top of the city wall, many Qing soldiers had begun to climb the city wall, and even began to aim their artillery at the city gates. The AK-12 and 45, who had finally cleared out the scouts in front of them, were a little troubled by the devastating battle situation in front of them.

"Look at it in a positive way. Isn't it possible that their big movement can conceal our actions?"

"Then you better hurry up with your squinting eyes, otherwise, I'm afraid those idiots on the tower won't be able to hold on for much longer."

"Don't worry, everything has been calculated."

At this moment, the three of them made a big circle and came to the rear of the Qing army camp, to the outskirts of the camp specially used to store food and supplies.

The Qing army's scouts scattered around this line were almost all eliminated in the first encounter. The three men penetrated into the heart of the Qing army as quickly as a hot knife cutting butter.

"The enemy's main force is currently focusing on the front battlefield, so we must act as soon as possible."

"Don't be anxious, wait a little longer, it's not the right time yet"

The resistance of the defenders on the city wall became weaker and weaker as time went on. The artillery fire greatly restricted their ability to move. After the artillery fire stopped, the defenders were horrified to find that those fearless Tatars had actually climbed halfway up the ladder!

They picked up a huge flail in their hands and swung it down. The people next to them poured the boiling hot "golden juice" collected from the city on their heads. They squeezed out every bit of potential in their bodies and tried their best to defend the top of the city.

However, the disparity in troop strength made people despair. The Qing soldiers who were scalded by the gold juice screamed and fell from the ladders. This thing was extremely vicious, causing burns, falls, and a 100% chance of wound infection. In an era where the level of medical and health care was worrying, it was almost an unsolvable poison. Once splashed with this thing, there was almost no option but to wait for death. The key was that death was not painful. Some people died, and the Qing army in the rear had almost no reaction and continued to climb up. The wailing people under the city, the broken limbs, the piled up corpses, and the crowds constantly climbing up were like a picture of hell with zombies besieging the city.

Soon, the Qing army climbed up the city wall.

Some people had just climbed up when they were stabbed into sieves by the well-prepared Ming emperor. However, more Qing troops surged up from different ladders. They gradually began to gain a foothold on the top of the city. After killing the defenders around them with a knife, they continued to radiate outwards, and the top of the city gradually began to fall.

"My ancestors, I have brought shame upon you."

The guard who had not had a good rest for several days since the murder in the city, smiled sadly, drew his sword and committed suicide. He could see that Jinan was no longer able to recover.

"My men, the city walls have been breached! March forward! Break the city! Once inside, enjoy yourself!"

Seeing more and more people climbing up to the top of the city wall, Dorgon waved his hand and ordered the entire army to move forward.

"promise!!"

After marching for so many days in freezing cold weather, the soldiers had been holding back their anger for a long time and wanted to vent it. Now, hearing their superior's promise, how could they not be excited? Their eyes turned green and they all fought bravely.

After watching the Qing army's central force marching forward, 45 showed an expression of confidence in victory on his face.

"It's time! Action!"

"MG4! Give them a good life!"

Volume 138: Chapter Chapter : Attack the Camp

The siege went very smoothly and everything went according to plan.

By consuming the defenders' ammunition, advancing the artillery positions, suppressing the defenders' offensive rhythm, blasting open the city gates, and climbing the walls with ladders, the top of Jinan City was taken with almost no effort.

The next step became very simple. All we had to do was to form a battle array and enter the city, then capture the palace in the inner city, let the soldiers loot the entire city for gold and silver, and then we could go back and live happily with our wives and children.

Everything should have been as it should be. This siege was almost completed using only the vanguard troops of the front army. The central army only needed to rush in through the city gate blasted open by the cannon, use their cavalry advantage to start killing everyone, and it would be a pleasant zero-dollar shopping session.

However, a small accident occurred during the battle.

Before the vanguard army passed through the city gate and entered the city gate, there was a small iron box standing upright in the middle of the road where it would hardly be noticed by anyone.

"The enemy ahead is in position, you can start blasting"

The Broadsword mine was developed by Fungus during the Vietnam War to target talking trees and Vietnamese guerrillas who appeared from nowhere like Tuxingsun. The mine is arc-shaped and filled with a layer of shrapnel and a layer of steel balls. It is extremely powerful.

However, due to its special shape, this thing can only attack the enemy directly in front of it. So how to solve the fuse problem?

The clever mold came up with an idea: simply don't use a fuse. It will explode anyway, so let the soldiers control it themselves. This will make the system even smarter.

That's right, the Broadsword mine is manually detonated. The infrared identification of the Broadsword detonated by the enemy that appears in the game cannot effectively distinguish between the enemy and us, so it does not appear in reality.

"Wait a moment, until they gather more."