Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1022 Breakthrough 1
Shanhaiguan is only more than 30 miles away from Qinhuangdao, and it has always been a battleground for military strategists.As early as the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty built a pass here to defend against the powerful people from the north. In the decades-long war between the Sui and Tang Dynasties and Goguryeo, Shanhaiguan played a pivotal role. This pass was not known at the time. Witnessed the rise and fall of Goguryeo, a powerful country in East Asia.After the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the rise of the Khitan, the importance of this narrow pass became prominent———During the Later Tang Dynasty, Shi Jingtang rebelled in Taiyuan and asked for help from the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Deguang, the hero of the Liao Kingdom, wanted to send troops, but the Queen Mother But he said: "If we send troops to Taiyuan for help, and Lu Long's army sends troops to attack Yuguan, our army must rush back to help... It is really dangerous if we can't look at each other from head to tail, and Taiyuan cannot be saved!" At that time, Shanhaiguan was called Yuguan, and Lulong Jiedu at that time The envoys were not very strong in the various envoys, but because Lu Long's army was able to threaten Yuguan, it forced the powerful Liao army not to support Shi Jingtang, which shows the importance of Shanhaiguan.

By the Ming Dynasty, the importance of Shanhaiguan had been fully demonstrated. Even if the capital at that time was far away in Nanjing, the imperial rulers did not dare to underestimate this strategic location.In the 14th year of Hongwu, King Xu Da of Zhongshan was ordered to build Yongping, Jieling and other passes and led his troops to this place. Since the ancient Yu Pass was not the key to control, he moved the Shanhaiguan Pass 260 miles east of the ancient Chongqing Pass because it was adjacent to Yanshan Mountain in the north and connected to the south. Bohai Sea, hence the name Shanhaiguan.The Shanhaiguan Great Wall went through Hongwu, Chenghua, Jiaqing, Wanli, and Tianqi, consuming a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. It took 14 and three years. It was finally completed during the Chongzhen period, turning an inconspicuous pass into seven cities. The chain, the military city defense system that runs through the Great Wall, and "the first barrier in the world" was born.This is a line of defense that is strong enough to make any army in the cold weapon era despair. The [-]-meter-high city wall is connected with the Great Wall barrier that stretches thousands of miles. It stands between the mountains and on the coast of the East China Sea. As long as the defenders are not discouraged, no matter how hard it is, Even if you have an army of millions, you can't even get a bite out of it!In the original time and space, the Eight Banners of Manchuria took advantage of the cold current of Siberia and swooped over again and again, trying to break through the pass. However, they could not even touch the edge of Shanhaiguan. Until the fall of the Ming Dynasty, this majestic pass was still in the hands of Guan Ning's army. In the end, it was Li Zicheng who committed suicide, and Dorgon was rewarded for breaking the earth and becoming king in exchange for Guan Ning's army shaving his hair and changing his banner, and then he captured this great pass.It is estimated that when Wu Sangui nodded and agreed to shave his head and change his banner, Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty must have been relieved. The mountain and sea pass that had tortured the Qing Dynasty for decades was finally captured without bloodshed. He really asked him to fight, but he didn't know he was going to fight. Until when!

However, today's history has long been changed beyond recognition. The Guan Ning Army no longer has to face the front and back attacks of the Dashun Army and the Qing Army. opponent:

The Heluo New Army has evolved into the era of hot weapons!
Facing the majestic Shanhaiguan, even the powerful Heluo New Army couldn't help but feel a little nervous.Although they are invincible in the world, most of the battles they fight are field battles. Head-to-head battles like this are really rare. Now they have to face the iron-walled Shanhaiguan, and everyone is unsure.Catherine, who came with the army to watch the excitement, exclaimed in horror after seeing the terrain of Shanhaiguan: "Even if all the artillery in Europe is mobilized, it will be difficult to capture such a fortress after a ten-year siege!"

Xue Siming doesn't have ten years to spend here, what he wants is a quick solution!He also wanted to sweep across Liaodong, and planted the battle flag all the way to Ninggu Pagoda. After spending ten years here, Jiannu's bones could beat drums!Of course, he has no way to mobilize the cannons of the whole of Europe. He can only mobilize the cannons of the three legions of the Heluo New Army, adding up to 85 36mm howitzers and 160 120mm thunderbolt guns, that's all.By the way, there are also 120mm thunderbolt cannons, but if you look at the extremely thick city walls of Shanhaiguan, you will know that the thunderbolt cannons of this caliber can only tickle it at most. Using them to bomb Shanhaiguan will not only waste shells, More time wasted.By the way, after his insistence, the navy sent six 85mm cannons over. The power of these cannons was not comparable to that of the [-]mm howitzers. With these cannons in hand, he was sure to blast the turtle shell.

On April 120, a day after Wu Baichuan refused to surrender, six 85mm cannons were deployed, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at the city wall of Shanhaiguan.Similarly, the large number of 160mm howitzers and [-]mm thunderbolt guns were also pushed to a place only a few hundred meters away from the closed door, lined up in a line, which is a spectacle!Catherine exclaimed: "What a spectacular artillery! I can't imagine what a spectacular scene it would be if so many cannons fired at the same time!"

Xue Siming smiled faintly: "The sky is falling apart, the situation is changing, that's all." Looking at the breezy bastard running around in the artillery position, he frowned and said, "I said Miss Catherine, you can watch enough of the excitement." Is it time to go back?"

Catherine asked: "Go back to where?"

Xue Siming said: "Go back to Beijing! Do you still want to follow us all the way to Ninggu Pagoda?"

Catherine was very stubborn: "I want to see how you fight! Even if you want to drive people away, you have to wait until I finish watching the battle before driving me away!"

Xue Siming was very speechless to this foreign girl. Other girls were afraid to avoid the bloody battlefield, but this foreign girl's eyes lit up when she heard that there was going to be a war, and she came over with great interest, and she couldn't drive her away. , God knows what she thinks!But the battle was imminent, and he didn't bother to argue with this foreign girl, so he asked the commander-in-chief of the artillery group, "Are you ready?"

The commander-in-chief of the artillery group said: "Ready!"

Xue Siming said: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's start!"

The officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army on the city wall of Shanhaiguan suddenly exclaimed, because they were shocked to see three balloons slowly rising into the air and flying towards them!These three balloons are huge in size, comparable to a small house, and painted blood red, it is impossible not to attract attention. This is the first time Guan Ningjun saw these things, pointing at these balloons and screaming: "What is this? What is this?" The sharp-eyed man called out, "Look, there is a big hanging basket under them! There are people on the hanging basket!"

Not only people, but also bombs!

There are more than ten or twenty 120mm thunderbolt shells installed on the basket of each balloon. Two soldiers also act as bombers while controlling the balloons. way to make it work!Just as the officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army were yelling, the balloons had already flown above their heads in the wind, and the soldiers of the Guan Ning Army who looked up at the sky could even see the bombardiers on the gondola waving to them ----Bye-Bye!
Then three black gulongdong things were thrown out of the hanging basket, hit the city wall heavily, and turned into three black and red fireballs.The soldiers of the Guan Ning Army wearing heavy armor were vulnerable to such a blow from the sky. The explosion shock wave was wrapped with shrapnel and slammed into them like thunder. The people who were hit were instantly shattered, thrown high, and scattered on the ground!Those who were outside the lethal range of the explosion shock wave should not be too busy breathing a sigh of relief. The shrapnel slashed across their bodies like razors. The armor could not provide them with any protection, and large streams of blood spurted out from the wounds!The casualties caused by the three shells dropped were not very large, but the psychological impact on Guan Ning's army was unparalleled. This was the first time they were bombed, and they almost lost their shit!The officer screamed: "Knock them down! Shoot them down!"

Fuck it!
This thing is flying at an altitude of 200 meters. What should I use to hit it?Bow and arrow?Just kidding, what bow and arrow can shoot so high?Firegun?It's even more of a joke. If we use such primitive firecrackers to hit a target 200 meters high, we might as well let them fire at the moon. Anyway, the probability of hitting the two is the same!As for firing... don't be ridiculous, okay? If you have the ability, you can put up a cannon weighing several thousand kilograms and use it as an anti-aircraft gun!

Boom boom boom boom!
Explosions continued, smoke and flames continued to flash, and the bombardier looked triumphantly at the Guan Ning army under the balloon panicked and flustered, and the shells continued to be thrown down, blowing them to pieces.They like this feeling so much. When they stay in the sky and throw shells at the ground, they feel like gods, gods who can decide the life and death of countless people!It is worth mentioning that these three hot air balloons have undergone a lot of improvements, and the successors of the Mohist School have developed a device that can control the flight direction of the hot air balloons in a very short period of time. When the wind is not very strong, the bombardiers can change the flight direction of the balloon at any time, and wantonly attack the targets they don't like.This is what the three bombing teams are doing now. They fly wherever there are many people, and then throw shells down, blowing up the soldiers of the Guanning Army in pieces.A shell dropped by a bomber hit the emplacement of a Hongyi cannon, detonating the powder kegs piled up nearby. The violent explosion shook a section of the old city wall. Didn't the soldiers of the Guanning Army near the emplacement become The trapeze is to become a rolling gourd, as embarrassing as you want.The soldiers of the Guan Ning Army, who couldn't stand the bombing, raised their crossbows and shot at the sky, and the arrows rained like rain!Needless to say, this trick really worked. There was a scream like a pig being slaughtered in the sky, and a crossbow arrow happened to shoot through the hanging basket and stuck into a bomber's ass, causing him to almost fall from the hanging basket. It fell on the basket!But this kind of weak counterattack had no effect at all. Instead, it attracted more violent bombing. Every shell dropped down caused a large number of casualties on the ground. The cheers of the new Heluo army almost collapsed the sky.For the Heluo new army, this is a game before the war. They like this kind of small game very much. Every time they see the balloons soaring into the sky and blowing up their opponents, they are very excited and their morale is high.It's a pity that due to the wind direction, the bombing balloons were never useful during the battle with the Qing army. They could only stay on the carriage and eat ashes. Now they can finally vent their anger!

Heluo Xinjun was excited, but Guan Ningjun was about to cry.Wu Baichuan and a group of generals looked at the three hot air balloons wantonly bombing and bombing the fortress, one head and two bigger.This way of fighting is too shameless, people can shit on their heads at will, but they can't reach them, how can we fight this battle?Wu Baichuan asked with a glimmer of hope: "Does anyone know how to deal with this thing?"

The gang of ginseng shook their heads in unison, saying that they had never seen this thing before, how to deal with it?What to use to deal with it, is it possible to poke them down with a bamboo pole?Can't imagine, can only watch them wreak havoc over the city!
Deputy General Liu suddenly ran over. This guy who was clamoring yesterday to stick to Shanhaiguan until the court was willing to negotiate with them, was so crazy that he could no longer be arrogant. He even had a trace of fear. He rushed to Wu Baichuan and shouted: "Sir, sea surface, sea surface!"

Wu Baichuan was startled: "What happened to the sea?"

Vice Admiral Liu said: "A lot of warships are coming from the sea! Each warship is equipped with many cannons, and they are already aimed at Shanhaiguan!"

Wu Baichuan's heart tightened, and he rushed over to look at the sea, and he saw, a thousand meters away, a dozen huge warships lined up, their gun covers had been uncovered, revealing rows of ferocious muzzles, aimed at Shanhaiguan !

This is the imperial fleet!
Wu Baichuan was dizzy for a while, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.He is well aware of Shanhaiguan's weakness. Shanhaiguan can withstand repeated onslaughts from any powerful enemy, but it cannot deal with the threat from the sea. Facing the fleet rushing from the sea, they can only be shot. After all, Shanhaiguan has no Threats at sea were considered.It is not known whether the firepower of this fleet can flatten the fortress of Shanhaiguan, but with their strength, it could not be easier to cut off the connection between Shanhaiguan and the Ming army in the direction of Ningyuan!This also means that from the moment this fleet appeared, Shanhaiguan became an isolated city.

The shrewd general took a hiss of cold air, and his heart was seized by fear: perhaps, turning against the court was the most terrible mistake he made in his life!

It's a pity that it's too late for him to regret it now. In this world, all medicines are sold, except that there is no regret medicine!

(End of this chapter)