Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 69

The huge solid cannonball fired by the Hongyi Cannon, wrapped in a strong wind and containing a lot of force, fell from the sky and slammed down.

The weight of solid shells ranges from a few kilograms to more than ten kilograms, causing physical damage and destruction.When it hit the city wall, the masonry shattered; when it hit the crowd, it was crushed into a pulp; when it hit the roof, the house collapsed.

After the first round of artillery attacks, the Ming army suffered heavy losses.The crenels of the city wall were damaged a lot, and some shells were embedded in the city wall, with dense cracks; unfortunately, many soldiers were hit by the shells and died on the spot.

Zhu Yousong was frightened, Zhu Youlang was frightened, and Zhu Changhao cried.

Chen Yuanyuan vomited wildly, her soul flew away.Li Cunming patted her on the back and said coldly: "This is war, cruel and brutal! Take a look, what kind of demons did your General Wu bring with him when he led the Tartars into the pass!"

After the Hongyi cannon is fired, it needs to be reset, reloaded, and the direction angle and elevation angle adjusted. The most skilled artillery also needs one to two minutes of operation time.

During this short interval of fighting, the Ming army rushed to repair the city wall, and quickly rearranged the queue, ready to bear the bombardment of the second round of shells at any time.

In the camp of the Qing army, Dorgon watched the shells fly into Jining city from a distance, and the black smoke billowed everywhere, and he felt a little bit of bad breath, and sneered: "Chongzhen, wars rely on real guns and live ammunition, and rely on Excellent artillery can’t be won by just talking about it!”

"Hmph, I know the strength of the Ming army best. Their red-clothed cannons have an attack range of only about three miles, but our Qing army's red-clothed cannons have a range of five miles. This king is standing five miles away from Jining City. I can hit you, but you are powerless to fight back, it's your turn to sulk!"

The word "barbarian" was tabooed in the Qing Dynasty, and the red barbarian cannon was renamed the red cannon.

Since Huang Taiji, Manchu Qing has attached great importance to the production and equipment of firearms.When Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi surrendered to the Manchu Qing, Huang Taiji went out of the city for thirty miles to meet them in person. The courteous reception was grand, and he soon made these three kings.

The surrender of Kong Youde and the others brought a lot of firearms and cannons to the Qing Dynasty.Moreover, Kong and Geng followed the artillery expert Sun Yuanhua to manufacture firearms in Dengzhou, and took away many craftsmen when they surrendered. The manufacture and use of firearms in the Manchu Qing Dynasty began to make great progress since then.

Dorgon fought against the Ming army many times, and he had already figured out the strength of the Ming army.After two generations of hard work, the Manchu Qing firearms and equipment were far superior to the Ming army, so Dorgon had the strength and confidence to mock Chongzhen.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, the second round of artillery attack by our side had not yet started. Suddenly, the artillery sounded loudly, and the Ming army also fired.

"Can you fight here? A waste of shells! Heh..." Duoduo yawned with disdain.

Immediately, he saw a cannonball flying closer and closer, smashing a Hongyi cannon on his side.Then shells rained down like rain, and there were screams in the barracks.

Duo Duo was stunned, and Dorgon also panicked: "When did the Ming army equip such excellent red cannons?"

Then he calmed down and shouted: "Just now, the Ming army fired artillery, which exposed their strength. There are not many red cannons on the city wall, and they are far behind our army. Come on, let's see who has more powerful firepower, fire!"

Dorgon is indeed an excellent coach, and he guessed the opponent's strength only by the artillery fire of the Ming army.That's right, there are not many red cannons equipped in Jining City, and only five cannons are equipped on each city gate, which is only one-third of the Qing army.

These cannons were built by the craftsmen in Xuzhou City who risked their lives day and night, and they have reached the limit of twenty cannons in a few months.Fortunately, the craftsmen are now highly motivated to produce, and the cannons they make are not inferior to those of the Qing army.

Another round of brutal attacks, the Qing army tried its best, and the Ming army was not far behind.Cannonballs were flying in the sky, black smoke was billowing, and the gunfire was booming.

Li Cunming supported Chen Yuanyuan with one hand, touched his chin with the other, and said, "Okay, let's fight for the family! Soldiers, don't be stingy with the shells, shoot as many as you have, we can't lose the momentum of the Ming Dynasty to the Tartars. Fire the cannons, the cannons will be fired!" His mother, Vega will return to his hometown!"

The two sides were red-eyed, and the earth-shattering artillery battle went on for a long time.Soldiers fell one after another, houses collapsed one after another, the city wall cracked one after another, and thick smoke rose one after another.

Jining City suffered from the devastation of artillery fire, crumbling, but still standing upright.

The artillery battle didn't stop until the artillery on both sides was too hot to be used any more.

The Qing army lost twenty Hongyi cannons and hundreds of soldiers; the Ming army suffered much more, with half of its cannons scrapped and more than 3000 people killed.

What's worse, the east and north gates were blown down, and gaps appeared in the city wall.Weng Zhiqi was organizing people to rush to repair the city wall, while Zhou Yuji and Liu Wenbing led thousands of people to guard the two northeastern gates.

Zhu Yousong and the others looked ashen, they couldn't stand up for a long time, they hid behind the female wall and shivered into a ball.

Chen Yuanyuan's teeth were chattering, and she lay limp in Li Cunming's arms, as if she only had half her life left.

Li Cunming said: "Why don't you go down, it's safer to leave the city wall."

"No!" Chen Yuanyuan was very stubborn.

"Hey, there has been so much love and infatuation since ancient times, but it's a pity that love and infatuation leave room for hatred." Li Cunming sneered.

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After the artillery battle, Dorgon did not give the Ming army a chance to breathe, and immediately ordered: "The three armies are dispatched, focusing on attacking the east gate and the north gate!"

Duoduo said: "When the king led the troops to the south, he had learned about the defense of Ningling. Someone told me that the Ming army relied on landmines and flowering bombs to win. When besieging Xuzhou, the king also saw the Ming army's landmines and flowering bombs. The bullets are powerful, and if you want to hit the city wall, you have to pay a heavy price."

"Line mines, explosive bombs..." Dorgon immediately had an idea, and ordered, "Come on, bring those common people here and let them take the lead."

Qing soldiers went all the way south, arresting many people who refused to shave their hair and change clothes, especially in Jining, where more than 1 people were arrested.These people are about to become cannon fodder for mine clearance.

The Qing soldiers came out in full force and acted according to the prior deployment.They did not launch an attack immediately, and after setting up a formation three miles away, they played a psychological attack again.

More than 2 ordinary people were brought to the front of the army formation. An officer with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks rode forward and ran a hundred meters forward, bragging and shouting:
"My official Shandong Governor and Minister of the Ministry of War, titled Sun Zhixie, delivered a message for the Qing Regent. Listen to the Ming army in the city, it will not end well to be an enemy of the Qing Dynasty. If you continue to be obsessed with obsession, these people who refuse to shave their hair will die. He is your role model! I will count to three, if you still don’t surrender, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

"one!"

The shouts fell to the ground, and the heads of more than 100 ordinary people in the front row fell to the ground, and their heads were spinning around on the ground.

"two!"

There were hundreds more innocent souls in the underworld, and the Ming army cursed them endlessly.

After counting three times, Sun Zhixie drove his horse back to the camp.The Qing soldiers drove the rest of the people forward. The people wept loudly, walked too slowly, and were hacked to death immediately. The tragic scene was unbearable to watch.

Li Cunming held Chen Yuanyuan's arm tightly and asked, "Do you see that? This is the true face of the Tartars, brutal and vicious. You said that Wu Sangui had nothing to do with the Liaocheng massacre. Now, Wu Sangui is in the Qing army camp." , why didn't he stop the Tartars from killing our Han compatriots?"

"..." Chen Yuanyuan opened her mouth, but said nothing.

There was a loud bang, and a mine exploded two miles away.A civilian who stepped on a landmine took off, his legs were broken, and blood was sprayed.

The howls of the people were even louder, and within a short time, explosions continued in front of the north gate and east gate, causing countless casualties.The tears and blood of the common people gathered into a river, and the rolling waves crashed into Chen Yuanyuan's heart.

Chen Yuanyuan's body slipped slowly, and she sat on the city wall and cried, "How could this happen, how could this happen? General Wu, why didn't you stop it?"

(End of this chapter)