Chapter 144 Offense is the best defense

In the wilderness outside the city wall to the south of Fuqing City, Zheng Jun's drums and trumpets sounded one after another. Two Qianjun headquarters and Huwei camp, which were well prepared, rushed out quickly. The person in charge of seizing the city wall was a division from the Qinjun camp. After they successfully captured the city wall

, the other three commanders will quickly enter the city through the erected ladders and control the main streets.

At the same time, the other two thousand headquarters of Qinjun camp and Huwei camp outside the city will follow closely, quickly enter the city, and then clear out the Qing troops in the city along the city walls and streets. Projecting troops through the city gate is indeed

The fastest way, but several city gates have been blocked by the Qing army. Zheng Jun can only enter the city by ladders, which also makes it almost impossible for them to carry any heavy weapons.

The two violent bangs not only collapsed the city wall above the water tunnel, but also many of the trench bridges over the Longjiang River and the moat were shaken off. Some of the bridges parked on the south bank of the Longjiang River were shaken off.

The shield car was originally knocked out of position by the Qing army's artillery on the city, and then it was so shaken that it fell into the river crookedly.

Of course, all this had long been expected in the staff's repeated deductions. The soldiers of the Zheng Army who stayed on the north bank of the Longjiang River and the area south of the moat quickly launched operations under the leadership of officers at all levels based on the plans they had made early in the morning.

, re-erect the fallen trench bridges, especially in the direction of the water tunnel that was most affected, where most of the trench bridges have been knocked down.

The First Division of the No. 2000 Headquarters of the Pro-Army Battalion quickly approached the south bank of the Longjiang River. The trench bridges here had been readjusted when they arrived. However, due to the spread of smoke and dust where the city wall collapsed, the view ahead was not good.

The distance of several feet, or even twenty feet, caused Zheng Jun who was crossing the bridge to fall into the river from time to time. The people behind had to be careful, and the advancement became quite slow.

About a quarter of an hour later, the first Zheng Army soldiers and horses successfully passed the trench bridge on the moat and appeared under the city wall. The view here was even more difficult to describe. The entire city wall collapsed was completely shrouded in smoke and dust. Zheng Jun did not want to

It is said that the climbing action has begun, but it is difficult to open the eyes.

However, the Zheng army was like this, and the Qing army on the city wall was even more so. There were not many Qing soldiers originally stationed on this section of the city wall. When the explosion occurred, they were either shocked to death or were shocked to death. All of them were on the city wall.

When it collapsed, it was buried by gravel and bricks. The Qing troops in other places had no time to support them at this time. Both sides were waiting for the smoke and dust to disperse and the visibility to improve before taking action.

More and more Zheng troops gathered under the city wall. The general responsible for seizing the city wall shouted to greet his men. The musketeers began to line up under the city wall. They aimed their guns at the left and right sections of the city wall, and the remaining soldiers in each group

They formed a column, and the first few soldiers were already standing on the edge of the collapsed stone mound, ready to climb up at any time.

After a gust of mountain wind blew by, most of the smoke and dust that had not dispersed at the collapse quickly dissipated. The vision of both Zheng and Qing was greatly improved, and several armor-piercing cones were even fired from the city wall.

heavy arrows, but they were all stuck in the ground.

Then, the Qing troops who were blindly firing on the city wall were immediately met with a fierce counterattack by the Zheng Army's musketeers below the wall. After hundreds of musketeers fired three rounds in succession, in addition to more than a dozen screams and wails coming from the top of the city,

There was no response, and the arrows that were shot sporadically disappeared without a trace.

The general of the pro-military camp who commanded the frontline siege saw this and immediately gave the order. The soldiers of the pro-military battalion who were in full position immediately climbed up along the collapsed city wall. The soldiers at the front were holding shields, and behind them were people holding spears and attacking with great power.

Strong spearmen.

However, when they climbed to the top of the city, the Qing army's counterattack also followed. After these Qing soldiers realized that the Zheng army's firepower was very fast, they actively chose to "passively be beaten" in order to have a sudden attack.

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The few Zheng Army soldiers who rushed at the front were caught off guard and rolled down the wall screaming, but the soldiers who followed behind them were not afraid and continued to charge forward, attacking at the same time with the weapons in their hands. The situation has reached this point

To the point where the stubborn resistance of the Qing defenders was nothing more than a desperate struggle in their eyes.

The Qing army on the city wall resisted fiercely. They had no way to retreat. Once the city wall was breached by the Zheng army, they would have no choice but to die. The Zheng army had won consecutive battles and had high morale. At this time, the more they fought, the more courageous they became. Both sides continued to fight.

Someone fell down and then rolled to the edge of the rubble pile of the collapsed city wall. The corpses slowly piled up like a hill that kept growing taller.

At this time, Wang Daxiong had already led his flag troops to the ranks below the city. They were soldiers responsible for street fighting and did not participate in the battle to seize the city wall. Sun Xing listened to the killing screams coming from the city wall,

His face was calm, as if he had long been accustomed to the cruelty of the battlefield.

The Qing army had made sufficient preparations. Weapons and materials for defending the city were piled everywhere on the city. It was not only swords and guns that blocked the charging Zheng army, but also falling oak trees, spilled gold juice, and pro-military battalions responsible for the attack.

The first game was quickly withdrawn due to huge losses.

Upon seeing this, the commander immediately ordered the musketeers who were originally shooting at the top of the wall to fire a volley at the place where the city wall collapsed. The two four-pound cannons brought with the army had also been set up at this time. After the musketry volley,

They fired three rounds at the same time at the top of the city.

There was a burst of screams in the still hazy smoke and dust on the top of the city, and several unrecognizable corpses of Qing soldiers rolled down under the sound of gunfire. Some oak trees and wooden barrels for pouring gold juice also crackled down from above.

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During this period, unless there are very few defenders in the city, or there is no experience in defending the city, or even if the attacking party has some secret passage, or there is an internal response, it will be completely difficult to attack the heavily guarded fortified city.

If you want to quickly break through the city, you can only pile it up with human lives, and you can only pile it up with human lives.

Therefore, to a certain extent, the current casualties of Zheng Jun are nothing at all in serious siege battles of this era. After all, the more than a thousand Qing troops defending the city suffered considerable casualties under the suppression of Zheng Jun's firepower.

The ability to fight back has been greatly weakened.

The bugle sounded again, and the soldiers of the Zheng army in the second round rushed forward, shouting and rushing towards the city wall. The counterattack of the Qing army on the wall also followed. Both sides were still in this narrow collapsed city wall.

Death is exchanged.

However, most of the recruits led by Wang Daxiong and Sun Xing looked at the fierce battle scenes with excited expressions on their faces. They had not fought many fierce battles, including the raid from Ou Ding Village to Quanzhou City.

and pursuit, all they can experience is the power of Zheng's army and the vulnerability of the enemy. So far, only four of the seventy-four people have died in the battle. To them, the battle seems to be just a victory after another.
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Along the south side of Fuqing City, the Qing troops on the east and west sides were tightly restrained by other soldiers of the Zheng Army who started a feint attack under the city wall. There were not many Qing troops who could be sent to block the pro-military battalion's 2000th Headquarters troops ascending the city. Here, there were not many Qing troops.

In a life-and-death exchange, due to lack of support and insufficient troops, the blocking Qing army gradually fell into a disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat, and soon Zheng army soldiers rushed to the city wall.

Not only that, as the diffuse smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the field of vision became clear, and the reality of the Qing army was completely exposed. After losing the condescending location at the top of the city, the Qing army's green camp army and Eight Banners soldiers who suffered heavy losses could no longer resist.

The Zheng army attacked continuously and began to retreat on both sides.

The Zheng Army's troops were very sufficient. The troops responsible for capturing this section of the city wall alone exceeded half of the total strength of the Qing court defenders on the southern wall. It was precisely with this strength advantage that after a fierce battle, the Zheng Army was still able to

Rapidly advance towards both sides of the city wall and firmly control this section of the city wall.

Soldiers from one bureau on each side of the east and west sides quickly arrived at the designated combat position. They formed a column, six people in a row, with their shields in front as a cover, and kept pushing forward on the city wall - using offense as defense. In this way.

In a favorable situation, for Zheng Jun, offense is the best defense.

The remaining Qing troops where the city wall collapsed were still in defeat. Their formations were in chaos and they were unable to organize a counterattack. The other Qing troops on the east and west sides were also desperately guarding their defense areas. At this time, they were also being attacked by the Zheng troops below the city.

, but the Zheng army in these places were feigning attacks and containing them, and were not in a hurry to climb the city.

After the Zheng army boarded the city wall, the Qing army no longer had the geographical advantage, and began to retreat steadily under the huge military disadvantage. The Zheng army in the two rounds quickly advanced dozens of steps to both sides, and then encountered the effective attack of the Qing army on the city wall.

Blocking the attack. The two sides immediately started a fierce battle on the city wall, with bullets flying in mid-air and screams constantly heard.

At the same time, ladders had been set up where the city wall collapsed and the surrounding walls. Soldiers from the pro-military camp and the Tiger Guard camp jumped onto the city wall one after another, and then quickly rushed down from the ladder on the other side, preparing to start again on the inside of the city wall.

The whole team formed a defensive formation. These are veterans of Zheng's army who have experienced hundreds of battles. They are very skilled in combat skills, and the reactions of officers at all levels in battle are even more rapid and accurate.

Some Qing soldiers in Fuqing City originally wanted to take the opportunity to intercept and intercept the Zheng Army soldiers who jumped from the ladder, but the Zheng Army musketeers on top of the city were already ready. Amidst the continuous explosions, these Qing soldiers

The soldiers could not get close at all, and even had to hide in nearby streets in order to avoid Zheng Jun's firepower.

The soldiers of the Zheng Army on the top of the city jumped to the ground continuously, and then under the command of officers at all levels, they quickly completed the entire formation against the city wall. The leader, the general, led several of his guards and a bureau

The soldiers jumped off the city wall together. After a brief military formation, he did not wait for the soldiers and horses behind him, and ordered the flag bearer to wave his own flag, and led more than a hundred soldiers from this bureau to rush towards Chantang Street.

Go.

The Qing troops who originally hid in the streets and alleys saw the large group of troops attacking and did not dare to stop them. They turned around and retreated. The bravery and skill of this Ming army far exceeded their imagination.

As time went by, more and more Zheng Army soldiers entered the city from the collapse of the city wall, and completed the entire formation. One round after another, the Zheng Army formations rushed towards the main street that ran through the north and south of Fuqing City.

In the red and yellow queue, the sound of dense footsteps and the collision of beetle leaves were mixed together, and they crashed along the street into the Qing troops who were resisting at the intersection.

Wang Daxiong led his flag team to run all the way, and he was still followed by Sun Xing's flag team. This time, they had proven their strength in Quanzhou and were no longer a reserve team. Of course, no matter in terms of combat strength,

In terms of seniority, it is not their turn to be the forward at this time.

The first fierce battle in the city broke out at the intersection of Chantang Street and Changqian Street. Gunshots rang out, and bursts of gunpowder smoke were blown by the wind. Wang Daxiong and others also temporarily stopped where they were, and were affected by the intersection.

Due to the limited space, the superior strength of the Zheng army could not be used here, and it was successfully blocked by the Qing army, which was far inferior in strength.

The Qing troops stationed in the city should have been prepared to break the city long ago. Defense fortifications have been set up at the intersection of Chantang Street and Changqian Street. The retreating Green Camp Army and Eight Banners soldiers hid behind brick walls.

Behind the stone parapet, guns and arrows were fired continuously, and there was a gap in the middle of the two squatting tiger cannons. Zheng Jun did not dare to rush forward at all.

"Grandma, how many flags are there in front of the Tatars, and they can't be defeated after such a long fight?" Wang Daxiong said impatiently, listening to the fierce fighting in front.

Sun Xing also had some anxiety on his face at this time. The longer it takes, the more Qing troops on the wall will withdraw and disperse into private houses, and the battle behind will be harder to fight. This is what Mr. Bai is saying.

It was emphasized in the briefing.

However, the commander who was directing the battle at the alley in front quickly asked his personal guards to pass the order. The battle was not progressing smoothly. As a frontline commander, he was more anxious than Wang Daxiong and Sun Xing.

After receiving the order from his superiors, Mr. Bai immediately shouted and called for his three flag teams to turn around and run to the west. After Wang Daxiong and Sun Xing heard the order, they immediately reminded several of their captains to turn around. And those who did not

Ordinary soldiers who do not know the specific battle situation and cannot make judgments must always follow their commanders closely on the battlefield, that is, the captain with the triangular flag on his helmet, and the pole that represents the direction of the flag commander.

Flag gun.

It was not surprising that Wang Daxiong heard the order to turn. Although he could not clearly see the battle ahead, he heard the bursts of violent gunfire, especially the sound of artillery, and guessed that he was going to attack here, but his superiors did not give the order.

, he just didn’t dare to act without authorization.

After all, less than twenty steps to his right was a river nearly three feet wide. Because the water hole was blocked by the collapsed gravel and bricks, the water level in the river had risen a lot, and there were no bridges nearby.

Fortunately, the river water could flow out from another water hole and did not rise further, otherwise it would have flooded the shore.

To his left were sparse houses, with small alleys leading deeper everywhere. Although Wang Daxiong had never gone in, he had seen the map of Fuqing City in the briefing and roughly knew that this area was full of private houses, and from

Which direction can I go around to Chantang Street?

The soldiers of the three flag teams followed the order and turned into an alley on the left. President Bai and the three flag captains had probably seen the map, but the map in the briefing was very simple.
To be continued...