For the Truqin Army, if it was bombarded with a giant cannon with an 18 cm caliber and a shell weighing 50 kilograms, a shell would open the Dongben Gate. However, the suspension bridge of the Xiadongben Gate was lifted high and hidden the city gate. The suspension bridge was still hung with iron chains, and the situation of the city gate could not be clearly seen.

Secondly, behind Dongbianmen is a urn city with an area of ​​about 500 square meters. The Dongbianmen city tower is as high as four floors. There are nearly 150 arrow windows on the east, north and south sides. Most of the time have been replaced with muskets, and the height of the city tower is close to 30 meters. Naturally, it is impossible to see the urn city behind from Asar.

Therefore, he did not let someone blow up the city gate and suspension bridge, but only let the artillery collapse the city gate tower, killing all the musketeers hidden inside.

However, considering the power of Truqin shells, it is very likely that the mechanism that controls the city gate and suspension bridge in Dongbianmen will be destroyed. Therefore, only by climbing up the city wall and facing the city wall and attacking the reinforcements from both sides can we finally occupy this section of the city wall.

It is conceivable that the enemy also arranged counterattack artillery in the city. Although most of them were solid bullets, they should not be underestimated. Therefore, before building a floating bridge and climbing the city wall, it is necessary to suppress artillery fire in the direction of the city wall and the north and south sides of the city gate for a long time.

Of course, at that time, the mortar can be moved forward and the fire strike density can be strengthened so that reinforcements dare not come up.

....

Under the fierce suppression of Truqin's artillery fire, the Qing army artillery, muskets, bows and arrows on the east wall of the outer city almost disappeared.

"Woo..."

A long bronze horn sounded, with the east gate as the center, extending about one mile from north to south, the east bank of the moat, the Truqin army dispatched, carrying various types of mortars, shotguns, and rifles quickly approaching the moat!

At the same time, the artillery against this section of the city wall has not stopped - if it was the artillery of the Qing army or other countries, it was obviously a risk of accidentally bombing friendly forces, but for the Truqin army, this problem did not exist. Once the artillery was fixed, the artillery soldiers would adjust the elevation angle except for constantly loading shells.

The four miles away, the Truchen soldiers arrived in less than half an hour.

At this time, the remaining Qing troops on the city wall finally saw the clues. They were indeed much braver than the Ming troops. They all emerged from the female wall with bows and arrows, and the grenades were fired at them. The casualties of the Truqin army began to appear.

However, under the suppression of rifles and shotguns at the city, the Qing army that dared to emerge was constantly hit. After the mortar under the city was debugged, no one dared to emerge from the female wall.

The uniform and continuous bombing of the mortar began, almost completely covering this end of the city wall.

At this time, the engineers following the infantry had prepared the equipment used to build the pontoon bridge. It turned out that they were sheepskin rafts. Each sheepskin raft was pumped with a foot-pedal pump and it was soon filled. When there were no Qing soldiers on the top of the city, a battalion of engineers rushed to the moat with the sheepskin raft!

There are rings at both ends of the sheepskin rafts, and five sheepskin rafts are worn into a string. Two engineers who are good at water have swam to the wall on the other side of the moat with one end of the rope, and then fixed this end in a deafening situation where the fragments of the shells are about to fall.

After the other end is also fixed, the wooden boards have been set up on the sheepskin raft!

In an instant, ten such floating bridges were set up on the moat at both ends of the car doors. Two infantrymen rushed to the floating bridge with mortars, machine guns, ammunition boxes, and grenades!

The Truchens' unique folding, portable, and ladder made of steel pipes leaned against the city wall with a bang, and the infantry of the two companies began to climb upwards!

The guards on the shore were covered, and the soldiers on guard stared at each other, fearing that a large number of Qing soldiers would suddenly appear on the city wall. However, when the first soldier jumped onto the city wall without shouting for killing, the missionaries came, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, the first soldier jumped onto the city wall and threw a grenade there first. With the previous large number of gunfire bombardments, even if there were still survivors, they probably did not die.

When a squad of soldiers rushed up, because they were carrying a machine gun, they immediately used the Qing army corpses covering the city wall to lay a low wall, and then used the machine gun to keep firing the Qing army coming from the far end of the city wall. Because the city gate tower was destroyed, the corridor leading to the city wall at the Qing army under the city was also blocked, which was a cheaper Truqin army.

An hour later, after more than a dozen soldiers were killed and killed, infantry in each company of the city gate tower had already built a city head position!

When a large piece of grenades were thrown at the urn city behind the city gate tower, the miserable outcome of the Qing army, who was locked up there for about 300 people, was foreseeable.

These three hundred people were obviously not regular soldiers, but young and strong men in the outer city. In order to strengthen their will to fight to the death, the Qing army locked the gate of the Wengcheng facing the city. In addition, the city gate tower was destroyed, all three hundred young and strong men were bombed to death!

After learning the news, Asar quickly issued a new order.

"Immediately dispatch an engineer company to clear the city gate tower within an hour and repair the mechanism that controls the city gate and suspension bridge!"

However, the restoration of the four-story city gate tower was far beyond Assal's imagination. Although it was a skilled Truqin engineer company, it took almost three hours to clean the city gate tower that was blown to pieces, and it took another hour to repair the mechanism!

When the gate of Dongbianmen opened and the suspension bridge in front of the door fell on the land on the east bank of the moat with a sound, it was already afternoon!

Fortunately, because the Truqins had occupied this section of the city wall and established a solid position on it. With the firepower of several generations, the Qing army could not get close to this section of the city wall at all, nor did they dare to enter the city wall and become their living target.

Therefore, when another company of infantry occupied the wall of Wengcheng and blew up the gate of Wengcheng and set up a blocking position in the gate hole, it was announced that Truqin's army had firmly controlled Dongbianmen!

After learning the news, Ashina simply ordered a rapid attack on Xibianmen, and finally occupied the entire Xibianmen as firmly as the East Binianmen before dark!

At this time, there were already four companies of infantry at the East and West Gate. They had rifles, machine guns, grenades, and mortars. With the current military equipment of the Qing army, it was almost impossible to regain these two city gates.

The large number of city-guarding facilities prepared by the Qing army, such as rolling stones, tincture oil, gold juice, and poles, turned into powder as early as when the artillery fire was bombarded. When the Truqin army gained a foothold on it, the smell of blood, smell of smell of smell of gunpowder was disgusting, and most soldiers could not even eat supper.

They threw all the Qing army's bodies on the two sections of the city wall into the city, and then used lime sent by engineers to lay a layer on the city wall before they could barely start eating.

In fact, if the Truchens attack in full swing, it is possible to occupy all the city walls near the city gates within one day.

But Asuna doesn't want to do this.

In the evening, Baiyun Temple, Ashina convened an emergency meeting with officers above the brigade commander.

"Everyone, our siege method and speed will definitely surprise the Qing people, but we cannot underestimate the Qing soldiers' determination to resist. If they rashly enter the city, there will definitely be endless street fighting"

"So, what all brigades need to remember is"

"First, strictly prevent the enemy from leaving the city and escaping. According to the information from the intelligence agencies, there are still about 10,000 cavalry in the city, all of which are elite among the Eight Banners troops. Therefore, please check the crossfire arrangement near the blockade gate again after you go back, and do not leave a gap."

"It is said that three sieges are missing one, which is done when both sides are in equal strength. Our firepower is too much higher than that of the Qing army. We want to use this to kill them in large quantities and weaken their will to maintain their will. If it can cause division among the Han people in the outer city, it is best"

"Second, our army's two gates were rushing into the city twice a day. Although it did not penetrate deep into the city, it was a huge shock to the military and civilians in the city. Although the Qing people had ruled the city for more than a hundred years, the Han people also accepted the rule given to them."

"But before life and death, they will definitely make the right choice. If someone secretly leaves the city to contact us, don't miss it in every traveler"

Zhou Jixun smiled and said, "Your Highness, you seem to have predicted something"

Asina also smiled and said, "After listening to your story yesterday, I suddenly thought of something"

"Oh?"

"Zhao Liangdong, Zhang Yong, and Sun Sike's descendants have long been the same as Manchus. It is not easy to shake them, but you said there is another person"

"Sun Shiyi?"

"Yes, he is the Minister of Military Affairs and has just approved the entry into the flag. Obviously, he is a speculator. In the entire outer city, except for Fu Cha Mingliang, the second person is the second person to be in charge. According to your information, he also has three thousand Green Camp soldiers under him. Although they are all infantry, if they can help us in the city, they will be a big arm."

"Also, he just entered the flag, and he would definitely not be as at ease as Mingliang, Zhao Liangdong's descendants, etc., for the crazy things like driving the people to go to the city to defend. After all, he was a Jinshi, and the way of benevolence and forgiveness of a saint will not be unaffected."

Zhou Jixun nodded, "According to the deployment, the bright big tent is set up in Fayuan Temple in the middle of the western part of the outer city, while his deputy Sun Shiyi's big tent is set up in Fahua Temple in the middle of the east of the city. Now our army has taken down the Dongbianmen. If he is eye-catching, it will only be a contribution to opening the Guangqu Gate in the east of the city and letting our army enter the city."

"Otherwise, with the current situation of our army, he can enter the East Gate and the West Gate without appearing!"

As he said that, he pointed to the map and said, "Please look at this. This is Fahua Temple. From here to the east, there are Anhua Temple, Long'an Temple, and three major temples connected by streets. However, Guangqumen, guarding the Guangqumen near Long'an Temple, is Zhang Chengxun, the fourth-generation grandson of the first-class marquis Zhang Yong. This person obviously would not obey Sun Shiyi, who had just entered the flag."

"Even if he is the Minister of Military Affairs"
Chapter completed!