Arrows shot down from the city and shot away the Ming army who were spreading the word.Wu Liuqi then ordered to be ready for the battle, once the Ming army attacked the city, the defenders immediately attacked head-on, giving Zhao Zamao a lesson.Taizhou is in the east of Yangzhou, no more than 100 miles apart, and Yangzhou gathered nearly 200,000 Qing troops, Zhao Zamao wanted to bully him Wu Liuqi under the nose of the main force of the Qing army, it was simply wishful thinking.Wu Liuqi dared not take Zhao Ming's words to heart, because Taizhou was very close to Yangzhou, and the main force of the Qing army could be killed at any time.This is the source of his reliance and courage to dare to call out Zhao Ming.Zhao Zamao is notorious, but I, Wu Liuqi, am not garbage, more than 7,000 horses, is it difficult to hold on for a day or two?
Wu Liuqi told his subordinates that as long as they held it for a day or two, at most three days, the reinforcements from Yangzhou would be able to arrive, and many Qing generals calmed down and calculated, thinking that there were nearly 200,000 Qing troops near Yangzhou, so they also became firm.On the other end, the cavalry of the Ming army, who had spread the word, rushed back to the army and reported to Zhao Ming the refusal to surrender in the city and the volley of arrows.This made Zhao Ming furious, "Since this is the case, after the city is broken, there will be no one left!"
”At this time, the follow-up troops of the Ming army arrived at the city of Taizhou one after another, and Zhao Ming immediately pointed at the city with a horsewhip, domineering side leakage, "Siege the city, before dark, take Taizhou!"
”40,000 Ming troops gathered under the city of Taizhou one after another, and the Ming soldiers moved all kinds of equipment from the ships and carts and quickly assembled them.In addition to the Grand Canal, there are many other large and small rivers, and the most developed place in the north of the Yangtze River is the Salt Canal, which is connected with the Grand Canal, the Yangtze River and the East China Sea.The Grand Canal and the Yangtze River are like the main arteries, while the Salt Canal is like capillaries, distributed on the earth, connecting various states and counties.Although these canals could not be used by warships, they greatly facilitated the transportation of Ming military equipment.In order to quickly intersperse with Yangzhou, Donghai Town has prepared a lot of equipment in advance, and now it is unloaded from ships and carts, and in a moment, among the Ming army under the city, behemoths such as siege towers, ladders, and stone throwers have been erected.The 10,000 Shence army led by Wang Deshun lined up in the southern suburbs of Taizhou, and the soldiers holding shield carts, ladders to climb the city, and trench bridges were gearing up in front of them, and the artillery array in the rear was being rapidly arranged.Donghai Town has never met any opponents, and the Eight Banners are not scared, let alone a group of green battalion troops.From top to bottom, the soldiers of the Ming army did not doubt that they would definitely be able to defeat Taizhou, which was the division of a hundred battles, and the self-confidence and domineering after many years of fighting and fighting."
Boom, boom!"
When the Ming army was arrayed, the Ming artillery array took the lead in firing, and the shells from the heavy artillery smashed on the city wall, and the city head immediately splashed with gravel and filled with smoke and dust.The artillery was fired step by step, Zhao Ming ordered the dynasty to lead 10,000 soldiers first, arranged in the west of Taizhou, and allocated Luo Wenyao's 3,000 iron cavalry to him to dispatch to guard against the enemy in Yangzhou, so he concentrated on commanding 30,000 soldiers to launch an attack on Taizhou.After three rounds of artillery bombardment by the Ming army, the majestic war drums suddenly sounded, and the Chinese army issued an order to attack.Wang Deshun immediately drew his knife and pointed forward, shouting loudly, "Attack!"
”The Ming army in front of him immediately pushed the shield cart, let out a roar, and pushed the shield cart forward.More than 1,000 soldiers pushed 100 shield carts, marching in unison, behind the shield carts, there were three columns of musketeers carrying muskets and marching neatly, and then there were the Ming troops who were holding the ladder to climb the city, pushing the siege tower, and the stone thrower moving forward.The Qing army at the head of the city, seeing the shield cart moving forward like a wall, and the Ming army still stepping on the neat pace, couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in their hearts.The soldiers of Donghai Town, without roaring or howling, just pressed towards the city silently, but exuded a murderous aura and momentum that other centaurs did not have."
Franc Machine!"
Wu Liuqi's face was tense, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Bombard the enemy's shield car, don't let them get close." ”In recent years, the Qing army has cast and purchased many guns, but they are mainly equipped with the Han army flag, and the green battalion soldiers still use the old guns and cannons.The Qing army at the head of the city opened fire, the arquebus fired, and the arrows shot down the city.The shield in front of the shield car of the Ming army was covered with cotton armor and iron sheet, and the arquebus and bow and arrow could not hurt the Ming army behind.At this time, the shield car of the Ming army braved arrows and projectiles, advanced to the side of the moat, Wang Deshun waved his hand, and the chess and card official order flag waved behind him, and the shield car connected into a line stopped, forming a temporary city wall under the city wall.The flintlock musketeers of the Ming army behind the shield car immediately stepped forward, put the muskets on the shield car, and then pulled the trigger in unison amid the roar of the officers.In the "bang, bang, bang" gunshot, the rising gunpowder smoke spread along the shield cart to the two wings, instantly forming a smoke belt, and the Qing army exposed at the head of the city suddenly fell down one after another screaming.The range of the Ming army's flintlock muskets is far greater than the arquebuses and bows and arrows of the Qing army, the Ming army stands behind the shield car and shoots, the distance is just to break the armor, the projectile hits the city head of the gravel splash, the Qing army does not dare to show its head, and the Qing army's arquebuses and bows and arrows, most of them shoot in front of the shield car, even if they hit the shield car, the power is not enough to break, let alone hurt the Ming army behind the shield car.In the face of the superiority of equipment, the Qing army at the head of the city was immediately suppressed by the Ming army's muskets.At this time, the stone thrower of the Ming army stopped behind the shield car, and the officer of the Ming army hurriedly commanded, "Charge the bag!"
”The Ming sergeant put the explosive bag into the holster of the gun carriage, and the sergeant next to him lit the torch and waited for the officer's order.At the head of the city, Wu Liuqi saw this, his face was full of horror, and the stone thrower threw a bag of explosives, and after being used by Zhao Ming, it had already confirmed its power on the battlefield.If the Ming army stone thrower threw a few rounds of bomb bags into the city, the Qing army in the city might have to be blown up."
Quick, fire, hit the stone thrower!"
Wu Liuqi roared urgently.With a muffled sound of "boom", the Qing soldiers braved the rain of bullets to fire cannons, and a cannonball hit the stone thrower, and suddenly the broken wood was splashed, and the surrounding soldiers fell to the ground one after another.Seeing this, the commander of the Ming army roared loudly with anger on his face: "Ignite, launch!"
”The smoke of gunpowder rose, and on the fried buns of more than 20 catties, the lead was burning."
Put!""
Put!""
Put!"
The Ming soldiers roared in unison, and the throwing rod with leather jackets suddenly bounced up, and in an instant, nearly a hundred black shadows crossed the heads of the Ming army and flew to the head of Taizhou City."
Boom, boom, boom" The fierce white light burst out, and the Qing army at the head of the city was suddenly blown away, and the loud noise was repeated, and the city walls seemed to be shaking and trembling.In the distance, Zhao Ming rode a horse and stood under the Chinese army, and he could still feel the shaking of Taizhou City.Zhao Ming looked at the city head that exploded one after another, and then looked at the stone thrower that was destroyed by the cannonballs fired from the city head, and frowned slightly, the stone thrower has a wooden structure, and the target is huge, it is too easy to be destroyed by artillery in the siege, it seems that Huaxing Company must speed up the production and research of mortar cannons and flowering shells.At this time, seeing the city head plunged into explosions and flames, Zhao Ming suddenly waved his hand and ordered in a cold voice, "Infantry attack!"
”The war drums were beating rapidly, and the Ming soldiers who were carrying the ladder and the trench bridge behind the shield cart suddenly let out an angry roar, "Kill!"
”The Ming soldiers were armed with weapons, and they crossed the shield cart, rushed through the passage where the shield cart got out of the way, put the trench bridge on the moat, and then carried the ladder to charge down the city, launching a surging attack.()