On April 12th, the fourth year of Yongli, after two days of rest and preparations for the siege equipment, Huizhou Commander Huang Yingjie and Dongguan Commander Zhang Daoying, backed by the army led by Jingnan King Geng Jimao, slowly attacked the Ming army.

Heading towards the twin fortresses located on the west bank of the Luo River.

The twin fortresses of the Ming army are exactly the same, just like twins, one in the south and one in the north, standing at the west bank of the Luo River. Judging from the shape of the fortress, the semicircular fortress faces the Qing Dynasty to the west.

Jun, the semicircle extends outwards into sharp-angled shapes one after another. It is not dense, but it is not too far apart, just like a blooming flower.

Two flowers are in full bloom, and on the outside, there are some small half-moon-shaped fortresses that are not connected to the fortress, just like the butterflies flying around the flowers that have suddenly stopped in time, hovering gracefully outside the intervals of the petals.

It seems to come from the smell of fragrance. The ravines, low walls, and clear lines, and the pontoon behind the fortress are like flower branches, extending to the east bank of Luo River, where there is a large area of ​​​​camps built by the Ming army as soil.

And in this entire area, looking down from the sky, there are a lot of flowers fluttering in the breeze, and the fragrance they emit attracts butterflies, and also attracts the Qing troops who are densely packed in the distance, swarming like bees.

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The burned camp was so yellow these days that Commander Zhang had already asked his Qing troops to clean it up. The road was smooth, and the Ming cavalry was far less concerned about the intelligence shielding of the two forts than they were about the original camp.

In the past few days, the Qing army's detectives had roughly seen some peripheral shapes, but they couldn't understand many things.

However, it is the same for Geng Jimao whether he understands it or not - anyway, from the beginning, he planned to use the Green Camp soldiers to test the water, and after a battle, many things will be understood.

Xu Degong, a trusted general left behind by Geng Jimao and his father Geng Zhongming, succeeded in becoming the second commander. Huang Yingjie and Zhang Daoying felt the young prince's "high expectations" and had no choice but to cheer up. As usual, the Ming army tried to persuade them to surrender.

In response to silence, Huang Yingjie and Zhang Daoying borrowed the vassal soldiers as their backing, which greatly boosted their morale. Then, one in the north and one in the south, each attacked a fort. At least according to their experience, the two forts were arranged in this way to prevent each other.

For the horns. And it seems too wasteful for their troops to attack a fortress together.

Knowing that there are artillery in the fortress of the Ming army, the Qing army formed an array at a position of more than a mile, and the commander's flag pressed forward. The watchtowers, rams, ladders and other siege equipment built in the past few days rolled forward.

The infantry of the army followed closely behind, advancing behind these more conspicuous objects while also seeking cover.

The distance of five to six hundred meters is out of reach for most of the firearms used on the Chinese battlefield today. Even if it reaches this distance and can reach the shooting range, the accuracy of the smoothbore cannon is still not good.

Small problem.

The Qing army was emboldened and marched forward in a big way. After entering a distance of one mile, the Ming army's fortress was still deathly silent. If it weren't for the dark muzzles and crenels of some protruding artillery guns, they could be seen in the distance.

If the Ming army was defeated, some Ming troops might become frightened upon hearing the name of the vassal soldiers and flee without fighting.

The large group of Qing troops continued to advance, 500 meters, 400 meters, and 300 meters, without firing. Apart from the rolling forward of the Qing troops on the battlefield, there was still no movement in the Ming army's fortress. At this distance, Huang Yingjie on the northern front

He seemed to have a clear understanding with Zhang Daoying on the southern front. While organizing the artillery team to start preparations, he also sent out auxiliary soldiers and civilians carrying earthbags and sandbags.

The artillery team preparing at this distance is not without danger, but in terms of the range of their artillery, only this distance can attack the Half-Moon Fort on the outside of the fortress. The task of the auxiliary soldiers and civilians is nothing more than to fill in the outside of the Half-Moon Fort.

Moat. They were all veteran generals, and they knew very well that due to the distance between Half Moon Fort and the main fort, the Qing army surrounded and refused to attack Half Moon Fort. As a result, they were exposed to the front and rear firepower of the Ming army.

The auxiliary soldiers and civilians ran wildly, breaking away from the cover of the siege equipment. They were directly exposed to the killing range of the Ming army. Only by running wildly could they reach the moat, leaving behind the earth bags and sandbags, and then turned around and fled back.

Possibility on the side of the Qing army.

Three hundred meters, two hundred and fifty meters, two hundred meters, one hundred and fifty meters, one hundred meters!

At this distance, the Ming army still had no reaction. There were only plum blossom piles that were so sparse that they could hardly effectively block the Qing army's siege equipment and were inserted deeply into the soil, like pieces of decoration.

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The atmosphere on the battlefield was extremely weird, but for these people, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue running. However, as they got closer and closer to the moat, the auxiliary soldiers gradually began to realize that they were getting closer and closer every step they took.

It will take more effort, and the speed will inevitably start to slow down - the slope on the road begins to gradually climb, and just as these auxiliary soldiers and civilians are gradually approaching their destination, about fifty meters away,

The gunshots on the Half-Moon Fort suddenly erupted under an order, and along with the intensive gunshots were lead bullets raining down like a torrential rain!

The gunshots that had been silent for a long time rang out, and the civilians running at the front were wiped out almost instantly. The real auxiliary soldiers, who have been in battle, have never eaten pork and have seen pigs running, always know how to defend.

The firearms used by one party need to be loaded, and even crossbows have long or short reloading gaps. The most unnecessary thing is to run at the front and die.

Their experience saved their lives at the first moment when the gunfire sounded. Seeing those civilians being knocked to the ground, many of those who were still alive didn't care about the dirtbags and sandbags and covered their wounds.

They let out painful wails. And in this atmosphere, they immediately used more strength than before and ran wildly.

Their purpose was nothing more than to complete their mission while the Ming army was reloading, and then embark on the road to escape. This was a life-or-death gap, and their lives had been saved more than once. But now, they were just about to start.

Running wildly, on the Half-Moon Fort, the Ming army shooters who finished shooting stepped back, and new shooters came forward, and the lead bullets were swept over again as if they were free.

Such a scene occurred in every Half-Moon Fort that was about to be attacked. The Ming army consciously concentrated its firepower, which was really not a good thing for the Qing army. However, the Qing army did not care about this. The auxiliary soldiers and civilians themselves were

Cannon fodder is enough to consume the Ming army's gunpowder and lead bullets. If you can throw earth bags and sandbags into the moat, it will be even more profitable.

The Ming army launched intensive shooting with rapid rotation. Few of the auxiliary soldiers and civilians dropped by the Qing army in the first wave were able to rush to the moat and throw the captured soil bags and sandbags into it. Such lucky ones

After all, they are a minority. If they can escape alive, they can rest for a while. As for those who are opportunistic or frightened by the firepower of the Ming army, while they casually throw down their earthbags and sandbags and flee backwards,

They have been sentenced to death immediately!

The supervising team stepped forward to kill the defeated troops. As the siege equipment rolled forward, the second wave of auxiliary soldiers and civilians also rushed out of the cover of the equipment under such terror.

The treatment of the auxiliary soldiers and civilians in the second wave was no different from that in the first wave. The Ming army still concentrated on firecrackers and fired intensively at them. However, the fate of the defeated troops in the first wave was the same.

, this time there are basically no people fleeing backwards, more earthbags and sandbags are thrown into the moat, even if they are still very small.

After investing, they flee back. This is a fixed pattern. After the impact this time, as the Qing army's siege equipment slowly drove into a distance of half a meter, the Ming army's long-dormant artillery also began to target those

Shooting from the lookout.

The sound of artillery sounded rapidly, and during the roar, it had been aimed for a long time. With the help of the plum blossom stakes that marked the position of the artillery, and under the numerical control of the Ming army's artillery team, even though there was a grand scene of the observation tower collapsing under the bombardment,

The Qing troops behind them fled, but the shooters on the stage had no way of surviving. The most they could do was close their eyes and jump down during the collapse, leaving their fate to the unknown.

Such precision was based on all-round preparations. When the Qing army was caught off guard, several observation towers collapsed, and the Qing army was immediately in chaos. However, in the chaos, the rich battles of this green camp

The experience also reflected that it was quickly restored under the control of grassroots officers, and there were few obstacles to subsequent progress.

The Qing army was still advancing step by step, and as more and more siege equipment came into range, the Ming army's artillery and muskets also focused more attention on them. The pressure from the auxiliary soldiers and civilians was

With the sudden decrease, more of them were able to get closer to the moat until the moat was filled up, and the rush vehicle could smoothly approach the Half-Moon Fort and achieve a breakthrough on the fort wall.

Everything began to return to normal. Unexpectedly, at this moment, several pieces of earth and rocks were pushed into the moat near the base of the Half-Moon Fort. Along with the "unintelligible" movement, a cannon from the squatting cannon

He stretched out his mouth and aimed at the Qing troops who were charging towards him, and there was a roar.
Chapter completed!