"Boom... Long..."
"Boom... Long..."
"Boom... Long..."
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Ten blooming bombs, drawn in a beautiful arc, flew towards the south gate of Jianchang City.
"What is that? It seems to be faster than the falcons, they are flying towards us!"
"It's definitely not a falcon. Once the wings of a falcon are opened, it's much bigger than this."
"Huh? They really flew over, as if they were about to land on the top of the city, are they homing pigeons?"
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They all neglected that when the flower shells left the barrel, they used to make a loud noise. It is impossible for all birds to make such a loud sound.
Of the ten flowering bombs, three fell on the head of the city. Just now the Taining people watched the lively place, the Taining people immediately dwarfed, and the Ming army under the city could no longer see them; two flowering bombs fell directly On the city wall, the mud-based city wall suddenly dropped a large area of dust, and the other five blooming bombs all fell outside the city wall. One blooming bomb fell only five steps away from the city gate. If you can move forward a little further, Maybe the wooden gate would collapse.
Zhu Youjian saw that the city wall was not very strong, and he was secretly pleased that the blooming bombs would definitely collapse the city wall. "Concentrate all the blooming bombs and bomb the city wall."
The gunners adjusted their muzzles and aimed them all at the city wall. At a distance of five hundred steps, the power of the shells was almost brought into full play.
Another wave of shelling, ten blooming shells, six of them fell on the city wall for the first time. The city wall shook violently. Zhu Youjian could see with the naked eye, "Yes, maybe the next wave of shelling will collapse the city wall."
Zhu Youjian still regrets a bit. To destroy such a city wall, perhaps the solid bullet fired by the Tiger Cannon will have a more obvious effect. If you bring a few Tiger Cannons, it will be fine.
When the bombardment hit the city wall again, the number of bullets hitting the city wall increased to eight.
With a "bang", the city wall was weak, a short section of the earth wall collapsed, and a gap appeared at the top of the city.
Zhu Youjian looked in from the gap. There was no soldier inside. There seemed to be a few corpses on the top of the city. From a distance, the city wall was not thick.
Maybe because there are no firearms on the grassland, Jianchang City only needs to guard against the nomads' bows and arrows.
"Your Majesty, do you still want to shell out?"
"Of course, the current gap is too small. It is still too difficult for the soldiers to climb into the city. They aim at the gap and continue shelling."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After another round of shelling, the gap increased a lot, and the mud on the city wall collapsed, just laying a gentle slope.
Zhu Youqian asked the soldiers next to him: "Can I climb up now?"
"Your Majesty, can you climb up and attack the city now?"
"No, the Taining people have few casualties, they still have a large number of soldiers, who knows where to hide?" Zhu Youjian continued to give orders to the artillery: "The artillery fire extends forward five hundred steps, two rounds of shelling."
After two rounds of shelling, the artillery stopped temporarily, and high-decibel screams and crying faintly came from the city.
Man Gui extended his thumb to Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty is really a god, how does your Majesty know that there are Taining soldiers in the city?"
"Haha," Zhu Youjian pointed at Man Gui's head with his finger lightly, "You must use your brain more in warfare, and you can't just do it blindly."
"Your Majesty, you finally understand!" Man Gui could only smile slyly, "Your Majesty, when you attack the city for a while, you will finally ask to take the lead."
"You?" Zhu Youjian shook his head, "The cavalry is just such a small number, and it can't be added for a while. You should stay behind. The main force of the Taining people is still there."
Man Gui's eyes were full of envy, and he didn't know which army would win the prize and be the most advanced city.
The flower bomb extended five hundred steps forward. Zhu Youjian estimated that the Taining people near the city gate had already run out of sight. If they didn’t run, they probably wouldn’t have the chance to run. ambush."
The first wave of 3,000 soldiers began to enter the city through the gap in the city wall.
The soldiers in front all held their flintlocks and pointed inside the gap, as if there was a rattlesnake hidden on the back of the city wall.
The three gunmen stood by the broken wall. Seeing that there was no movement inside, they jumped up, climbed up the broken wall, grabbed the flintlock, and looked around, but none of the Taining people found, except for the dead body.
The three of them crossed their steps and walked slowly inside. The Ming Army infantry in the back became bolder and filed in through the gap one by one.
Zhu Youjian kept staring at the gap, and when all three thousand soldiers entered the city, he was relieved.
The southern city gate opened, and the Ming army accepted more soldiers into the city.
Man Gui once again asked Zhu Youjian for instructions: "Your Majesty, is it our cavalry turn now?"
Zhu Youzhen smiled and shook his head: "Man Gui, don't worry, let the gunmen consume a part of the Taining people first, now there is no gunshots in the city, you can wait!"
"Your Majesty, the Taining people have a large number of cavalry, and the gunmen lack the protection of the cavalry, in case..." Man Gui didn't give up, his heart had long been itchy like a night owl in estrus.
"Haha, Man Gui, are you a foolish layman? In such a small space in the city, can the cavalry of the Taining people still be mad?" Zhu Youjian knew that Man Gui was as anxious as a hot pot. The ants who passed by, just refused to let him enter the city.
"Your Majesty..."
Man Gui didn't finish a word. The sound of flintlock guns came from the city. At first, it was only a few sporadic sounds, and then it was intensely intensive. It was obvious that there was a large-scale battle.
Zhu Youjian looked into the city from afar, but could not see anything. He could only hear the continuous flintlock sound. Like Man Gui, he wanted to enter the city earlier.
The sound of gunshots became sparse for a while, and then became dense again. Gui's heart, like the sound of flintlock guns, tightened and loosened for a while.
After more than half an hour, the gunshots really thinned out.
Man Gui dangling in front of Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, is this time for us to enter the city?"
Zhu Youjian saw that the fire was almost finished, so he waved his hand: "Don't just hack and kill, pay attention to the safety of the soldiers."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Man Gui said as he stepped on the horse, "Brothers, hurry into the city, or you won't even have the soup."
There was a rush of horseshoes and rushed towards the south gate.
Zhu Youzhen shook his head and smiled bitterly: This Mangui, I am afraid Taining people will suffer again!
It wasn't until lunch that the sound of the flintlocks completely subsided, and Zhu Youjian led his guards into the city through the Nancheng Gate.
The streets are full of corpses, many of them are children.
Zhu Youzhen frowned, but he didn't accuse the soldiers who entered the city. Wars have never tolerated warmth. If you don't kill the opponent cruelly, then wait for the opponent to kill. In the history of later generations, the Han people are too weak. It was ruled by the Manchu Qing with a population of less than one million for three hundred years.
The Taining people had been wiped out. Only the soldiers of the Ming army were walking around. Under the guidance of the soldiers entering the city, Zhu Youjian came to the camp of the Taining people.
The captured Taining people were held in the camp. They were all tied up with ropes and leaned against each corner of the wall.
Zhu Youqian asked the guards: "How many people were captured?"
The guard soldiers saluted Zhu Youjian: "Return to your Majesty, and capture eight thousand strong men, besides... In addition, there are more than two thousand women."
"Yes, I have another 8,000 free labor." Zhu Youjian looked around. The woman was locked in another place, with more than 2,000 people crowded in a small barracks.
Jianchang was the first town captured by Zhu Youqin after the Northern Expedition. However, when the Ming army searched the city, except for cattle, horses, sheep and dry goods, the amount of silver was less than a thousand taels. Obviously the silver had not yet officially circulated in Taining. .
Fortunately, there are still 20,000 stone coarse grains in the city, which is the biggest harvest of the Ming army.
Zhu Youjian originally intended to use Jianchang as a transfer station for grain and grass supply for the Northern Expedition, but finally gave up. Jianchang City is located in the depths of the grassland. If a transfer station is to be built, a large number of soldiers must be stationed. Moreover, there are no roads on the grassland. , The transportation of grain, grass and materials is also inconvenient.
Zhu Youjian stayed in Jianchang City for a day, cleaned up the city, and buried the bodies of the Taining people. Then he left Jianchang City and continued to march northeast.
This time, the vanguard was Mangui's 7th Cavalry Division, and Wang Mujiu's Royal First Division and Hong Chengchou's 4th Division followed Zhu Youjian as the rear army, carrying all the luggage.
Man Gui proudly greeted Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, I will guarantee that Fuyu will be killed in all sorts of things."
Zhu Youzhen glared at him: "Man Gui, I let you be the vanguard, so that you can find the whereabouts of the Fuyu people, not to let you act without authorization to eliminate the Fuyu people, and have my own army."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Man Gui was so scared that he almost spit out his tongue, "As long as the Fuyu people don't take the initiative to attack, I will promise not to mess with them."
Zhu Youjian said, if you do not provoke Fuyu people, sows will climb trees and yellow dogs will plow the fields. However, Man Gui was a cavalry commander. When he was required to participate in battle, it was usually a face-to-face decisive battle. It was not a bad thing for the soldiers to be tougher, more fierce, and more eager to fight.
After Man Gui set off, Zhu Youjian did not stay in Jianchang either. The rear army had to carry artillery, grain, etc., and the speed was slow. He didn't want to be pulled too far by Man Gui.
Man Gui found traces of the Fuyu people in the area of the Daling River. While he asked the messenger to report to Zhu Youjian, he scattered a large number of riders to search for the Fuyu people's tent near the Daling River.
After receiving the message sent by Man Gui, Zhu Youjian ordered Wang Mujiu's Royal First Army to carry only flintlocks and dry food, and immediately set off lightly and went to meet Man Gui.
On the south bank of the Daling River, Wang Mujiu encountered Mangui's 7th Cavalry Army.
It turned out that after Man Gui found the Fuyu people's big tent on the south bank of the Daling River, he deliberately wandered around the Fuyu people's big tent, exposing the whereabouts of the Ming army and threatening the safety of the Fuyu tribe.
After the Fuyu people found Man Gui’s cavalry, they immediately assembled a cavalry of 20,000 to prevent Man Gui from approaching. At the same time, they began to build a pontoon over the Daling River to cover the non-combatants with their cattle, horses, and sheep. Escaped from the north bank of the Daling River.
At the beginning, Man Gui also planned to test the strength of the Fuyu people. When he learned that the old people, children and women of the Fuyu tribe were crossing the river and fleeing, the bloodthirsty man immediately relied on the superiority of numbers to fight against the Fuyu cavalry. Launched the most violent attack.
Both sides are cavalry, which compares strength, speed and courage, and fights against the consumption of personnel and horses.
On the south bank of the Daling River, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the blood of both sides had already flowed together, and flowed into the Daling River along the low-lying grassland, dyeing the river red.