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

Chapter 646 Kicked on the iron plate 4
Yingzhou City.

The Mongolian army killed a lot of cattle and sheep. After a full meal, they blew their horns again. A large number of horse archers came galloping, galloping back and forth around the city wall of Yingzhou. If the beads are linked, one wave after another of the sharp arrows pours towards the city wall.The only few cannons of the Mongolian army also gave up the unrealistic plan to smash down the city wall, and concentrated their firepower to bombard the battlements, trying to make a gap in the battlements.The main force got off their horses, held swords and shields, and carried ladders, staring nervously at the city wall, waiting for the opening of the gap to attack desperately.The leaders have already said that there are only a few hundred defenders in Yingzhou City, but they have tens of thousands of people, and they can trample Minggou to death!

The artillery was firing at the highest rate of fire, and the shells flew over the horse archers one after another, hitting the city wall with sparks everywhere.This city wall is really too strong, no matter how much the cannons bombard it, it can't move it. It's like being hit by iron, which makes people desperate.Of course, the Mongolian army has realized this a long time ago. They worked hard to fight against the battlements, and did not want to waste precious shells on the iron-like city walls. However, the combat effectiveness of the artillery has yet to be improved. Not a shot hit the battlements.On the contrary, two shells fell into the middle of the cavalry archers, knocking down several cavalrymen and causing ridicule.

The horse archers controlled their horses with their legs, throwing the sharp arrows in their quiver one by one.In fact, the power of this kind of projectile is quite limited, and it can only serve as a harassment effect. They still want to attract the gunners to fire and create opportunities for the main force.

The Ming army hid behind the battlements and maintained a forbidding silence.From time to time, someone was shot by an arrow, and was carried down amidst angry cursing—it was really unlucky, even with the protection of the city wall and armor, he could still be injured by the arrow, which was considered an arrears of character.Zheng Jing said sharply: "Listen, you must not fire without my order, and those who encircle the order will be beheaded!" Everyone responded loudly, and they also had full trust in this general manager, and believed that his command would definitely allow everyone to win.

The Mongolian horse archers have wasted tens of thousands of arrows and dozens of cannonballs, and the city wall still maintains a frightening silence. If it weren't for the occasional scream or two, everyone would really think that everyone has escaped. The state has become a ghost town.This silence made the Mongolian army uneasy and even made those Mongolian nobles frown.These Ming troops are too calm to fight!
Bang!
After many calls, a shot put finally hit the battlement and shattered the battlement. Two soldiers of the Tianxiong Army were wounded by the flying broken bricks, bloody and bloody, but they bit their lips hard and remained silent.This is probably a major feature of the Tianxiong Army, everyone is tough, no matter how serious the injury is, they will grit their teeth and keep silent, so as not to affect the comrades around them.Clenching their teeth and not screaming will really give people the illusion that they will never be injured or die. This kind of pressure is also quite high.But in any case, it finally got off to a good start. The Mongolian army cheered loudly, and the artillerymen who had already been smoked into blacks were also encouraged. They fired a few more shots and smashed two battlements. a small gap.Then there was nothing they could do, because the barrel was already hot enough to light a cigarette, and if they continued to reload and fire, they would [-]% kill themselves.

During this process, the mortars on Yingzhou City never fired, allowing the poor Mongolian artillerymen to shoot wantonly, as if they didn't bother to shoot at those poor Mongolian gunners. This attitude really made the Mongolian army very angry, but There is no way, the weapon is not as good as the human, this is the crushing of the technical level, it is useless to jump up and bite.Boyan looked at the small gap with some dissatisfaction, and felt that it was not worthwhile, wasting so many shells, just biting such a gap in the city wall that even a donkey could not squeeze through?Too bad.But the artillery was only at this level, and these cannons were given to him by Hou Jin, so he couldn't be too demanding, so he drew out his scimitar and shouted sharply: "Attack!"

Thousands of Mongolian soldiers shouted in unison, surrounded by dozens of ladders, rushing in like a tide, and the sound of killing under the city of Yingzhou shook the sky!
Almost at the same time, Zu Dabi rode a tall horse and looked at the low city wall of Ulanqab with a look of disgust.In front of him, a dozen 85mm howitzers lined up, and two 1000-barrel rocket launchers were disassembled into forty single-tube launchers, which were set up on simple launchers and aimed at the city wall.They have easily swept away the Chahar right-wing front banner, captured more than [-] prisoners alone, and grabbed countless cattle, sheep and horses. They really made a fortune and went to the city of Ulaanbaatar proudly .In the eyes of the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army and the Guanning Army, the layout of Ulanqab is really pitiful, not as good as a county town in Guannei, but this is already one of the best towns on the Mongolian grasslands.Behind the low city wall, the Mongolian soldiers held scimitars and spears with trembling hands, and huddled behind the battlements. Most of them were middle-aged and elderly, and most of them were young and strong.However, Zu Dabi won't let them go, and if he catches some rare fighters, of course he will bite them hard!

He raised his horse, pointed at the city wall, and roared, "Attack!"

After shouting, I just feel refreshed and happy.After all, since the reign of Emperor Chengzu, the Ming army seldom appeared on the grasslands, let alone launched an attack on the Mongol towns with a powerful cavalry army.Now that he has done it, don't mention this honor!
The artillerymen got impatient for a long time. After hearing the order, the howitzer shooter opened fire first. There was a series of violent bangs, and a dozen howitzers spewed out a large cloud of smoke from the muzzles, blowing up the dust. The momentum is quite scary.The shells spun out of the barrel at high speed, and hit the city wall hundreds of meters away with a thunderous force, making a deafening noise.Their purpose is very clear, which is to use cannons to help the cavalry blast the city gate and clear the obstacles.Most of these gunners were trained by Sun Yuanhua. They received strict gunnery training from Portuguese instructors, and they all played well. They were deliberately picked out of the prisoners of war and brought back to Daimyodo, forming a sizable artillery unit.The cannons of these guys were so accurate. In the first round of salvo, 80.00% of the shells hit the vicinity, and a dazzling flash of flames shot out, followed by a thunderous explosion. The door was blown over, and it was slapped on the ground, kicking up choking dust.The Mongolian army stared dumbfounded at the open city gate, and let out a terrified scream. Such fierce artillery fire and such terrifying lethality had already exceeded their most exaggerated imagination. Their city walls could not withstand even one round. How can they not be scared!
A large cloud of white gunpowder smoke sounded from the front of the attack at a distance of about 500 meters. Forty rocket launch tubes fired at the same time, and fire dragons sprang out of them, rushing towards the city of Ulanqab with their teeth and claws. Lanchabu City shook violently like an earthquake, a wall of flames rose from the ground, and the shock wave of the explosion blew the nearby people high, and the whole city was a sea of ​​flames.The power of the rocket launcher is really not covered. When the German army was bombarded by the "Katyusha" rocket launcher for the first time during World War II, they were frightened out of their wits, calling it a "ghost cannon". Debi, however, also terrified the defenders out of their bodies. They watched the flames rolling in the city in horror, their faces were pale, and they hissed wildly, but they couldn't hear what they were screaming at all—they were deaf from the shock .

The psychological impact of the rocket attack on them is much greater than that of the howitzer!

Zu Dabi smacked his lips, very satisfied with the effect.Who told you tactics?A salvo of howitzers and bazookas blows you up and down, and then the cavalry rushes to kill you, which is more effective than any tactic!He called: "The Lancers stay here to protect the artillery, and the others will follow me!" He took the lead and rushed towards the open city gate of Ulan Chabu.The light cavalry of the Ming army raised their sharp sabers and rushed forward, as if the red tide was pouring into the gap in the embankment.

Now the Mongolian army is still in chaos, and the Ming army cavalry rushed into the city almost effortlessly, and mercilessly swung their sabers at the heads of the Mongols who were running wildly on the street.The red whirlwind whizzed past, and heads flew up like blood rain balloons...

The city of Ulanqab could no longer be defended. At the moment when the Ming army's cannons roared, such an ending was already doomed-this earth-built city wall was almost like tofu dregs in front of the howitzers.

However, the Mongolian army who attacked Yingzhou City did not have such good luck. The artillerymen were almost exhausted without seeing it. Did they just fail to make a hole in the city wall?If you want to attack the city, you have to fight with ants and moths, and take human lives to fill it.And the Mongol army also has this kind of consciousness. It is obvious that the artillery of the Ming army is getting more and more lethal, and the city walls are getting stronger and stronger. A defense line like a copper wall will appear in front of them, making them have no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the earth!No choice but to fight hard!
Thousands of Mongolian soldiers rushed past, throwing sharp arrows and swishing past the battlements like locusts, and the trebuchet was pushed to a place only three or four hundred meters away from the city wall, throwing burning stones desperately .Under the cover of archers and trebuchets, the Mongolian army quickly approached the city wall, and ladders began to be erected.at this time----

"Fuck them!"

There was a sudden roar on the city wall, and a row of black muzzles suddenly protruded from behind the silent battlements, and slender tongues of fire spewed out at the densely packed Mongolian soldiers.In an instant, there was a loud gunshot, and lead bullets with pointed ends and concave bottoms rained into the crowd, splashing bright red blood.The Mongolian soldiers below are so dense that there is no need to aim at all, just load the ammunition and pull the trigger with the muzzle down to hit it!Many Mongolian soldiers fell to the ground and wailed at the moment when the lead bullet hit their bodies, and they were still screaming, and pairs of big feet stepped on them.

Due to the small number of troops defending the city, the Tianxiong Army had no way to fire three bursts. Everyone reloaded and fired as fast as possible, and the guns fired one by one. Every gun went down to cut wheat. A large piece of it fell down.They moved swiftly and calmly, and each movement carried a sense of rhythm that has been tempered and tried. It made the scalp of the village militiamen who were holding grenades and hiding aside waiting for orders go numb—this is clearly a killing machine!The Tianxiong Army fired at the most densely populated places, almost without missing a single shot. The Mongolian soldiers held up their shields in vain, trying to block the rain of bullets from the city wall. Iron armor, a mere shield is no different from paper paste, if you have the ability, you can hold an iron plate to block bullets!With the sound of gunshots, the shield was pierced, and the soldier holding the shield splashed blood and fell down screaming.

The gunshots kept ringing like beans bursting, and Manzhu Xili was shocked: "How many people in Minggou are shooting with firecrackers? Listening to the sound, there are far more than a few hundred!"

Wu Han's face turned blue, and he said angrily: "Those damn Ming people gave us some leaked information, they deliberately deceive us!"

They really wronged the Shanxi merchants who provided them with information.The information provided by the Shanxi merchants was not wrong. There was indeed only one corps in Yingzhou City, and most of them were recruits.However, Shanxi merchants failed to obtain relevant information on rifled flintlock guns. They did not know that the rate of fire of rifled flintlock guns was twice that of traditional matchlock guns after using sub-caliber bullets and paper shell fixed propellants. The time is now enough to fire three shots. This terrible loophole can make the Mongolian army miserable!

(End of this chapter)