The Tiger Crouching Cannon was not filled with cannonballs, but with iron sand and gravel. When the fuse was lit, the shotgun blasts swept away, which was actually more deadly than the previous shot.

In an instant, the auxiliary soldiers and civilians of the Qing army fell to the ground. Even those Qing soldiers who were eager to try were shocked by such a scene.

The intensity of the Ming army's shooting has exceeded their cognition. Such intensive killings immediately caused the Qing army to exclaim. This is inevitable. The Ming army has never seen high-intensity firearm shooting in its history -

Qi Jiguang's vehicle and artillery battalion and even those trained by Guan Ning's army were second to none in terms of firepower intensity. However, the former lived a glorious life, and the legendary army he created was submerged in the deep pool of the system;

As for the latter, his courage no longer existed, and he repeatedly deceived the Qing army into running out of ammunition outside the firing range, and poured firepower into the air, but nothing could be done.

This time, the Ming army's calmness was unbelievable. The Qing army was on the siege side, and it was inevitable that more flaws would be exposed. The sudden killings frustrated the Qing army, but as time went on

The sound of war drums sounded, and the Qing army marched forward after hearing the drums, and with the support of feudal soldiers behind them, the Qing army regained their courage and launched a new round of attack.

At this stall, the Qing army's artillery was ready, and the counterattack began. The artillery shells sparsely swept across the impact slope, and only one shell hit the moat, causing a splash of water.

Nervous emotions, aiming methods based on experience and the lack of all-round preparations like the Ming army, the shooting effect is very bad. However, this is only the first test firing, no one will take it to heart, and the next one will not take it seriously.

Coming down is nothing more than readjusting the shooting angle and direction and reloading.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a series of artillery bombardments suddenly erupted from the Ming army's main fortress, and those artillery pieces that were obviously a level larger in caliber were aimed at them.

The black trajectory flashed over the heads of the Ming troops who were shooting on the Half-Moon Fort, and over the heads of the Qing troops who were advancing bravely on the impact slope. They blasted headlong into the Qing army's artillery positions.

The accuracy of the smoothbore cannon was limited, and it was inevitable even if the Ming army was more fully prepared. The artillery shells swept through the area of ​​the Qing artillery position, and most of them were just like their opponents, but they were

One of the guns accidentally hit an unopened gunpowder barrel, and the location of that battery and a neighbor's battery immediately turned into a sea of ​​flames.

In the explosive fire, the Qing army's artillery crew members were ignited in an instant. At this moment, the gunner, gunner, loader, and auxiliary soldiers were all treated equally under the fire.

Screaming and wailing, the raging flames quickly subsided due to the lack of enough combustibles, but the ignited candles were still fleeing and rolling, trying to extinguish the elves who were devouring them, but they could only

Can exhaust the vitality of life in this meaningless struggle.

The explosion in the rear was really noisy, but at the forefront of the impact slope, the battle had entered a fierce stage. Neither the Ming army nor the Qing army had the time to pay attention to this.

During this time, several observation towers had been blown down, and there were still a few scattered ones. It was obviously just a matter of time. The Ming army did not shoot at the longest distance. This was a major reason why the hit rate increased exponentially.

The key factor is that letting the Qing army approach is also a great danger. When the Qing army concentrates its forces to launch a fierce attack, the firepower of Banyue Fort alone will inevitably become stretched.

After paying the loss of two watchtowers and several assault vehicles, the Qing army finally pushed one assault vehicle to the moat. This was the area between the two half-moon forts, and the Ming army did not pour much firepower.

Except for the sharp-angled structure extending from the main castle in front, which looks a bit oppressive, it is actually the safest place at this moment.

The Qing army pushed the chariot into the moat without hesitation. The wooden chariot body, especially the roof used to protect against arrows, was very strong. A Qing army sword and shield soldier at the head jumped up and took advantage of it in a few steps.

After crossing the moat, there was a cheer immediately.

Such warriors are the ones who can boost morale the most, so the feudal army always rewards those who are the first to get there very generously. However, the sword-and-shield soldier rushed across the moat and assumed a posture of holding a shield to cover the following Qing troops.

, in front of us is a flat area reaching the main castle, but there are still five or six meters of the castle wall that need to be climbed, and the city gate is two or three meters higher than this area, relying on the wooden erected

The bridge connects to the rear of Fort Half Moon.

This is an integrated defense structure. It is a relatively safe bridgehead. The main reason is that the Qing army put great pressure on Half Moon Fort from the front. But if you want to continue to move forward, you will obviously be exposed to the bright light.

Under the firepower from many directions, even at the moment when the Qing troops following him crossed the moat, above the sharp angle extending from the main castle, the Ming army's shooting poured in without warning...

The condescending shooting was really a passive beating for the cold weapon army, which mainly consisted of swords and guns. With the collapse of the last watchtower, the morale of the Qing army could no longer be maintained, and it was like a tidal wave on the impact slope.

retreated, and the Ming army sent a symphony of guns and cannons as a final gift.

The first day's offensive only lasted for one round before it came to an end. The feudal soldiers sitting behind the two green battalions did not move lightly, nor did they stop the green battalions from retreating. The army just withdrew its troops and returned to the camp.

Back at the camp, Huang Yingjie and Zhang Daoying were so dejected that they wanted to bury their heads in the ground. Soldiers and horses from their two towns launched attacks on the two fortresses at the same time, but they were defeated one after another. After the war, statistics showed that

Even if there are no less than five or six hundred fighting soldiers, they have already exceeded one-tenth of the casualty line. And all of this is just fighting soldiers. As for the auxiliary soldiers, as for the casualties of the forcibly recruited civilians, they are not willing to go.

Number touched.

On the contrary, their victory was nothing more than a few pontoon bridges built by rushing cars into the moat. As for the damage to the Ming army, almost all of it was caused by the shooters on the observation deck, which was minimal.

"This person named Chen is too shady."

Huang Yingjie and Zhang Daoying organized the officers and soldiers who arrived at the front, drew the specific shape of the fortress' periphery on a map, and presented it to Geng Jimao.

Inside the tent, the two Green Camp generals looked dejected and did not dare to say anything. However, Xu Degong was a close confidant of Geng Jimao's father, Geng Zhongming, who had followed Geng Jimao for many years. Looking at this pattern, big beads of sweat began to flow down. If it weren't for this

When I say this, others may think that I was born in Liaodong and cannot adapt to the weather in Guangdong in April.

Unlike the Chinese-style city wall that combines the functions of a military fortress and protecting the city, the fortress built by the Ming army this time is purely militarized, and what is even more troublesome is that it consists of an impact slope, a moat, a half-moon fort, a main fort and ancillary buildings.

The defense system consists of a series of defense structures. It can be seen from today's battle that this is clearly to better utilize the power of firearms.

Shooting from a high position, most of the Qing army's troops were passively beaten most of the time, which was very uncomfortable. Especially once they crossed the moat, they were likely to face attacks from multiple angles.

, even the two green battalions were not able to test the Ming army's firepower network in a very practical way.

"The angle between the two forts will definitely be attacked by the two forts. You must not start from here."

"If you want to break the main fortress, it seems like you have to take down these small fortresses on the front. It looks like there are two floors inside, but there shouldn't be many troops, but the slope and moat are really disgusting."

"What the Commander-in-Chief said is true. We still need to capture the small fort first, and then attack the main fort. The key to capturing the small fort is the moat, which must be filled up."

"..."

It is definitely not possible to continue fighting like this. It is nothing more than dying in vain. Although the lives of the Green Camp soldiers are not valuable, there is no need to waste the Qing army's effective strength in Guangdong for this.

Pointing to the map, Lian Decheng and Xu Degong poured out all their ideas for Geng Jimao to refer to. At this time, Geng Jimao could no longer despise the generals of the Green Camp, so he called Huang Yingjie and Zhang Daoying to try to get rid of them.

Some flaws were found in the outer fortifications. It took two hours. After two hours, all the generals were thirsty, but they finally figured out some tactics to deal with it.

Geng Jimao didn't care at all how many Green Camp soldiers died. At this moment, he had gained experience and lessons with these sacrifices, but it was still beneficial: "Take a rest for two days and continue to build siege equipment. After two days, only attack the North Fort and use the South Fort.

The cavalry is under surveillance. This time, the company commander will lead the troops, and our Jingnan vassal soldiers will teach the pirates a lesson."

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Chapter completed!