"Kill me, the Taiping Army and the Huaxing Army don't share the sky" Li Shixian got up, roared with a gloomy face, and his right hand was clenched on the hilt of the knife, full of murderous aura.Three days later, the Taiping army finally approached the county seat of Yongchuan and completely deployed its forces outside the city.Fan Ruzeng commanded the right army to attack the west gate, Li Shangyang commanded the Chinese army to attack the east gate, Lian Yekun commanded the front army to attack the south gate, and Li Shixian personally commanded the remnants of the left army and the army of the rear army to attack the north gate.Wu Xuming had already organized the people in the city to strengthen the city defense, and his main task this time was to hold back the soldiers and horses of the three armies, so he was completely defensive in the deployment of defense.A large number of bunkers were built outside the city, and all the machine gunners were arranged.It is distributed in a staggered shape with the city wall, and there is no dead angle of firepower at all, waiting to give the Taiping army a sudden blow at the critical moment.The sky was dark, as if a rainstorm was coming.The autumn wind swept across the battlefield, and I couldn't help but feel a cold chill.Especially standing on the city wall, Wu Xuming, who commanded the defense of the city, was even more nervous.From a distance, the battlefield was full of dense human heads, and each wall probably concentrated tens of thousands of soldiers.Wu Xuming finally understood that Li Shixian was not here to fight, he was here to take revenge.The left division has a full strength of more than 13,000 people, and more than 3,000 people are arranged in the bunker watchtowers outside the city.More than 2,000 people were placed on each of the four walls, and they were fired in two batches in rotation."
All soldiers have orders, attack" Li Shixian shouted loudly and waved the order flag in his hand.Suddenly the drums were beating, the trumpets were sounding in unison, and the horses' hooves were flying.Roars were heard all over Yongchuan County, and the Taiping Army had a four-way army, nearly 50,000 people.A mile away, an attack on the county seat was launched at the same time.The ground shook in an instant, and it was seen from above.It's like a swarm of ants, gathering around a piece of minced meat."
Commander, I haven't seen this meeting for a long time."
The left brigade commander Zhang Derivation, who was in charge of defending the western city wall, stood behind Wu Xuming and sighed.When Wu Xuming was the sentry commander, he was still a captain under Wu Xuming."
Yes, I remember that the foreign guns were far less sophisticated than they are now, and it took more than a minute to reload each time, and the accuracy of the shooting was extremely poor.Well, now, as long as the ammunition is sufficient, no matter how many Taiping troops come, it will only increase their momentum. ”Wu Xuming looked at the crowd running in the distance with a calm expression, his eyes full of confidence.When the two sides were 800 meters apart, the Taiping army suddenly changed formation.Forming a line of guns, they marched towards the city wall.This kind of siege warfare, similar to the European Middle Ages, was staged on such a large scale in China for the first time.When the two sides were 500 meters apart, the mortars distributed at the city gates had already adjusted the angle of their firing, and they were waiting for the west gate where Wu Xuming was to fire first.This time, Zhang Yuchun insisted on squeezing out 1,000 shells from the divisions and brigades of the New Tenth Army for Wu Xuming to use.On average, two hundred mortars, one with only five shells.When the Taiping army rushed into 300 meters, Wu Xuming still did not give the order to open the cannon.The commanders of the various city gates were all anxious, not knowing what Wu Xuming was hesitating about.But there was no cannon sound from the west city gate, and no one dared to fire the first shot easily.This is discipline, and those who violate it will be punished.He was waiting, for a siege battle of this scale, it was impossible for Li Shixian not to come without artillery.He had to make sure that there was enough ammunition to deal with the artillery of the Taiping army.Finally, when the two sides were two hundred meters apart.The infantry at the front stepped out of the way, revealing a full fifty field guns.The situation was similar to Wu Xuming's estimate, and there must have been fifty pieces of artillery gathered at the other three city gates."
Target, enemy artillery positions.Ammunition in unison, let go" Wu Xuming shouted loudly and gave an order to the mortars.Almost at the same time, the Taiping artillery on the opposite side was also loaded, and the fuse had been lit."
Boom, boom, boom."
Rumbling explosions were heard almost from both positions.It was really full of gunsmoke, flying sand and rocks, and it was deafening.Wu Xuming guessed correctly, almost all four city walls were filled with cannon shots, and Li Shixian really came prepared.The fifty guns of the Taiping Army are not bad, and you can tell at a glance that they are all British-made 32-pounder field guns.This artillery has been greatly improved in terms of range, power and accuracy.Fifty rounds of solid iron balls slammed into the city wall at the same time, directly smashing the layer of masonry outside the city wall into slag, revealing the solid loess.If the artillery was allowed to fire three times, the walls would have collapsed in a large area.But the Taiping army only fired one round, and then saw the sky fall like a boulder, and I don't know how many shells fell.The artillerymen hurriedly dodged in all directions, and before they had run a few steps, they listened to the rumbling sound in their ears."
Boom, boom, boom."
The artillery positions were completely covered with shells, and each shell exploded, it was not known how many shrapnel were produced, which were densely dispersed in the shape of mushrooms.The shrapnel hit the artillery, and the two metals collided, and in an instant, sparks burst into flames.The field gun was also quite rough and thick, and after a round of shells, it only blew the wooden tires of the artillery to pieces, and the barrel was still intact.The commander of the Taiping Army hurriedly rushed forward and shouted, signaling the artillery to return immediately and continue firing.Wu Xuming also changed his approach and stopped bombing artillery.When the artillery returned, concentrate on bombarding the artillery.An artillery is not easy to train, and not everyone can fire a gun with it.Sure enough, more than 200 artillerymen returned to their positions and hurriedly dug up the batteries with sappers.But where would Wu Xuming give them a chance, he raised his hand and ordered the mortars to carry out a second round of bombardment.This time there was a targeted bombardment against the artillery, and the mortars deliberately turned up the angle.Listening to the sound of more than 20 cannonballs crossing the sky, the Taiping army under the city wall once again pulled its legs and retreated.However, this time there was no such good luck, and the shells completely covered the two hundred artillery pieces as if they had eyes.After a burst of bombardment, before the surviving artillery could react, a few more shells pierced the sky.The poor artillerymen were all cannon fodder, either the flesh and blood of the shrapnel explosion, or the huge impact of the shell explosion, and the concussion of the seven orifices bled to death.The commander of the Taiping Army was shocked to see it, and in order not to cause fluctuations in morale, he hurriedly waved the order flag in his hand."
Chong, kill the Huaxing army, and serve the king with a heavy reward.""
Rush.""
Kill."
The roar shook the battlefield.Tens of thousands of people simultaneously attacked the thousand-meter-long western wall, and those who rushed to the front were all armed with broadswords and spears, carrying ladders and smashing wood.The neatly arranged team of foreign guns in the back was responsible for covering.When the Taiping army reached 200 meters, Wu Xuming gave the order to shoot.Suddenly, after the crackling gunshots were remembered on all sides of the city wall, the bullets rained down on the Taiping army.Because the crowd of the Taiping army was so dense, the soldiers on the city wall only needed to fire a shot forward, and one person fell to the ground below.Brush, brush, brush.The scene under the city wall at this time is like the wind blowing wheat waves, one after the brush falls, and the other one rushes forward.The Taiping army fought thousands of people, stepped on the corpses of their companions and only hit fifty meters, and finally barely reached the range of the foreign guns."
First row, shoot."
The commander hurriedly gave the order to shoot and cover the soldiers in front of them who were charging with cold weapons. ”Bang, bang, bang, bang. ”Within the thousand-meter city wall, it was suddenly covered by the sound of foreign guns cracking."
Squat down."
Wu Xuming hurriedly shouted at the top of his throat.These Huaxing soldiers had never fought with such a large scale of foreign spearmen, and some of them were arrogant and exposed their upper bodies outside the battlements.Suddenly, I don't know how many bullets smashed into the city wall, like beans scattered on the ground, crackling and leaving bullet marks on the city wall, splashing bursts of dust.Dozens of people in the Huaxing army were also shot and fell, letting out bursts of howls.For the first time, the military doctor also came in handy, and hurriedly carried the wounded soldier down the city wall on a stretcher to the military medical office for treatment.The casualties of the Taiping army were even greater, and the gunfire on the city walls continued uninterrupted since they rang out.After each burst of gunfire, another burst of gunfire followed.The vanguard of the Taiping Army, armed with broadswords, ladders, and striking wood, fell one batch, rushed one batch, and then another.The commander of the Taiping Army was dumbfounded, and did not understand why the Huaxing Army did not even have time to replace ammunition."
Second Platoon Ready" The commander of the Taiping Army waved the order flag again, and the foreign spearmen in the first platoon quickly pulled to the back to replace the bullets.The foreign spearmen prepared in the second row raised their guns in unison and prepared to shoot.The commander of the Taiping army waved the flag, and there was another row of gunfire, and I don't know how many iron bullets flew towards the city wall.This kind of shooting, which was completely unaimed, posed almost no threat to the Huaxing army who were hiding behind the battlements and shooting, and only a very small number of Huaxing soldiers would be hit by bullets if they did not pay attention.The assault lasted for half an hour, and almost all of the more than 2,000 people in the vanguard of the Taiping Army were shot.The rest of the soldiers still dared to attack, threw down the siege equipment in their hands, turned around and retreated. ”Do not retreat, continue to attack. ”The commanders of the Taiping army hurriedly organized, in order to avoid a large-scale defeat and retreat.ruthlessly asked the foreign gun team to aim at the fleeing soldiers, and pulled the trigger.That row of bullets flew out, and hundreds of people fell.The vanguard of the Taiping Army did not rush, nor did they retreat, I don't know who took the lead and shouted, and they all fell down with their heads in their hands.Without the threat of the siege vanguard, the Huaxing army on the city wall suddenly turned its guns and aimed at the neat rows of foreign spearmen."
Bang, bang, bang" A burst of smoke rose from the city wall, and the foreign spearmen of the Taiping army on the opposite side had just finished firing a shot forward, and they were pierced by rows of fast-shooting bullets.The soldiers wailed all over the field, and retreated a few steps back in panic.The crowd is like the waves of the sea, retreating in unison."
Don't retreat, keep shooting."
The commander of the Taiping army almost roared, but people have the instinct to survive, and whoever sees a bullet can not be afraid
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