In the Qing army's camp, more than twenty Franco machine artillery were being debugged urgently. The dark muzzles were aimed closely at the head of Pinggu City not far away.
Dorgon learned the lesson from the last time in Jinan City. In front of the artillery array were a dozen large cowhide chariots. In front of the chariots, a deep trench about four meters wide was dug. More than two thousand soldiers
Manchu elites were guarding both sides of the artillery array!
And this time, the gunners for these operations were also selected by Dorgon from the ranks of the Han Army Banner. They were all skilled veterans with rich practical experience!
"Brother, these Folan machine artillery are really good things!" Seeing the skillful movements of the gunners, Duduo began to become more confident and said happily.
Dorgon was quite satisfied with his masterpiece. He looked at the Pinggu City not far away and said with a smile: "Treat others in their own way! This Liu Ruyi has a vicious mind. This
Once again, we want to let him taste the power of firearms!"
"What my elder brother said is absolutely true! However, the Mongols will be the first to attack the city this time..." Duduo glanced at Dorgon with some doubts. After today's first battle, he was impressed by the combat power of these Mongols.
No longer have high hopes!
Dorgon smiled mysteriously, "Fifteenth brother, don't be anxious! Just wait, the fun is yet to come!"
At the top of the city, the Ming army also quickly discovered the Qing army's artillery array. Liu Ruyi, He Renlong, and Hu Dawei rushed to the front of the city to investigate!
The two sides were only one and a half miles apart. Standing on the top of the city, one could clearly see the bright, dark muzzles of the Qing army's guns.
He Renlong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and cursed: "Donkey balls, these dog Tatars! They, they are trying to kill us!"
Liu Ruyi was also a little surprised. Unexpectedly, in just a few months, Dorgon had gathered such a batch of French artillery pieces. Not to mention how powerful these artillery pieces were, the deterrent power alone could already destroy the city.
The Ming army has suppressed one end!
"Brother Liu, what should we do? Let me say, let's just send out the cavalry and give him the artillery formation before they have a stable footing!" Hu Dawei was also worried about the artillery and was busy working on it.
Said aside.
Liu Ruyi shook his head. Looking at Dorgon's arrangement, he must have put in a lot of effort in advance. He came prepared!
If the cavalry is sent out hastily, it is very likely that the gain will outweigh the loss!
Liu Ruyi didn't expect that the military morale he had finally raised up would be knocked back to its original shape by Dorgon in this battle!
"Brother Liu, what Tiger said is right! Strike first to gain advantage, strike later to suffer disaster! If we don't take action now, later, those dog Tatars' artillery fires up, then we will be in big trouble!" He Ren said
Long also said from the side.
He has been in the army for many years and is well aware of the intimidating power of artillery. If these artillery are really used, Pinggu City will no longer be defendable!
"I want to take action now! I'm afraid it's too late! In the final analysis, I still underestimated the heroes of the world! He Shuai, Hu Shuai, for the current plan, we can only use artillery against artillery!" Liu Ruyi looked at it with disbelief.
The muzzle of the Qing army's guns in the distance slowly said.
He Renlong and Hu Dawei were both stunned, not understanding what Liu Ruyi meant!
But Liu Ruyi hurriedly said to the two of them: "He Shuai, Hu Shuai, do you have any good gunners under your command? Don't hide your secrets now, take them out quickly! Let's go up there!"
Right now, there are about 20 Falang machine artillery pieces in Pinggu City. These were collected from various places in the Ming Dynasty when the Qing army entered the customs. The quality is also uneven!
However, now that things have come to a point, Liu Ruyi doesn’t care so much anymore!
The Caishi Army has about forty craftsman gunners, who can control about ten artillery pieces, and the remaining ten can only be shot by He Renlong and Hu Dawei's subordinates!
Only then did He Renlong and Hu Dawei understand what Liu Ruyi meant, and hurriedly called their followers to find suitable gunners in the two armies!
At this time, the Qing army's artillery had been debugged and the artillery crew had begun loading ammunition!
Dorgon stood behind Artillery Town in high spirits, accompanied by dozens of Manchu and Qing nobles such as Yingwu Commandery Prince Azig, Rao Yubeile Abatai, Prince Yu Hauge, Chahar Khan, Erke Kongol and many others.
Watch the battle!
Dorgon was full of ambition, waved his hand, and shouted: "The artillery battalion listens to the order and gives me a fierce bombardment~~! The first person to break through Pinggu City will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver and promoted to the third level! Today, I will decide
This Pinggu City will be razed to the ground!"
"Yes!" These artillerymen were overjoyed and worked harder and harder!
For a moment, the artillery crews lit the fuses one after another, and with the sound of the fuses burning "Zizz~", twenty French artillery pieces, like a king cobra with its bloody mouth open, sprayed towards Pinggu City like crazy.
With 'Venom'!
'Boom~boom~boom...'
The violent explosion of the Folang machine gun was like a continuous thunder, and the entire sky seemed to be torn apart!
On the top of Pinggu City, gravel, dust, iron flakes, smoke and sand are flying everywhere!
Even though the Caishi Army was on guard, facing such ferocious firepower from the Qing Army, the soldiers couldn't even raise their heads and leaned against the wall to hide!
However, the Qing army's artillery fire was so fierce that the city wall, which had been in disrepair for a long time, could not withstand the power of the artillery fire. Soldiers were constantly injured and bleeding to the ground!
These brothers are all Liu Ruyi’s capital!
Watching them fall to the ground, Liu Ruyi's heart was bleeding!
"Quick, quick, bring clods of earth and sandbags! Hold it, I must hold it!" Liu Ruyi shouted desperately!
To occupy Pinggu City this time, Liu Ruyi was far from as well prepared as he had been in Jinan City. Fortunately, Liu Ruyi ordered the soldiers to dig several deep trenches in front of the city wall in advance, and there was enough soil for the soldiers.
use!
At this time, the artillery of the Ming army not far away was still being debugged urgently, but on this side, the city head position was already in chaos!
Liu Ruyi had no choice but to order the soldiers to carry the soil and sandbags to the top of the city despite the fierce artillery fire of the Qing army!
The power of artillery, in addition to the huge impact produced at the moment of explosion, relies more on the broken sand and iron pieces in the shell to cause damage to the human body! And the blue bricks on the city wall, after being hit by the artillery,
The natural fragmentation is simply a greater threat than the cannonball itself!
Liu Ruyi came from a later generation and had watched countless war movies. He knew that the best way to deal with this kind of artillery fire was with soft soil and sandbags!
Soon, there were soldiers carrying soil and sandbags up the city wall!
But due to insufficient preparation, there were simply not enough bags to use!
Many soldiers of the Colored Stone Army took off their coats one after another, wrapped the soil and sand in their clothes, and kept transporting them towards the city wall!
Upon seeing this, the Shaanxi Army and Shanxi Army under He Renlong and Hu Dawei hurriedly followed suit, taking off their clothes one after another and transporting soil and sandbags towards the city wall!
Since this was a raid, the three thousand civilians under Liu Ruyi did not come to Pinggu City with the army. Only then did Liu Ruyi feel the shortage of manpower!
"Quickly, go to the city to recruit civilian men! Anyone who dares to come to carry soil and sandbags will be rewarded three taels of silver! Quickly, go quickly! I need people, I need more people!" Liu Ruyi grabbed He.
The man-dragon's clothes roared loudly.
"Yes, yes! Brother Liu, don't be anxious, Lao He will be there soon!" He Renlong had never seen such a fierce look in Liu Ruyi's eyes. He even forgot his age and superiority, and hurriedly led dozens of soldiers
, and rushed towards the city in a hurry!
Hu Dawei was also anxious. He called some of his guards around him and said to Liu Ruyi: "Brother Liu, don't panic! Hu Hu will go too!"
Soon, people came to help one after another, and figures were running back and forth on the city top, constantly carrying bags of dirt and dust to the city top, and stuck them behind the city wall, gradually stabilizing the situation!
But even so, after these rounds of artillery fire from the Qing army, the Caishi Army has suffered nearly 200 casualties. If the Shanxi Army and Shaanxi Army are included, the casualties may have been 600 to 700!
Liu Ruyi's eyes were about to burst into flames, and he said to the fort that was protected not far away: "Have all the damn debugging been done? Once it's done, hurry up and fight back!!!"
"Brother, you'll be fine soon! Just be patient for a moment!" Huo Lang was sweating profusely and kept giving orders to the artillerymen on the city!
In the Qing army's formation, Duduo couldn't help laughing when he saw the Ming army on the city in such a mess, "Brother, seventh brother, twelfth brother, it's so happy! It's so happy! Hahahaha! These bright dogs,
They also have today! Hahaha! Liu Ruyi, this time, I will definitely see how you die!!!"
Dorgon also had a smile on his face. The artillery was indeed a magical weapon! It seems that after leaving the border, he must study it carefully!
Erke Kongguoer on the side was also overjoyed, "Prince Rui, Prince Yu, all Beizi masters, if this continues, it will be just around the corner for us to break the city! Hahaha! This time, we must make Liu Ruyi pay for his blood.
Pay with blood!"
Rao Yubeile Abatai also thought deeply. As expected, his fourteenth younger brother was indeed one of the best among men! Every time he suffered, he gained wisdom. In such a short period of time, he was able to build such an artillery battalion.
!Although he is still a little unfamiliar, as long as he is given some time, who can stop him again?
Azig, the king of Yingwu County, still looks indifferent. As his biological brother, no one knows him better than Azig!
Except for that despicable and shameless fat man, no one in this world can be his opponent!
"Brother, they are in trouble! Let's send troops to attack the city!" Seeing that the Ming army was unable to fight back, Duduo was already eager to try!
Dorgon laughed loudly, "Fifteenth brother, don't worry for now! This time, I must let Liu Ruyi taste the suffering we suffered back then!"
Duduo was stunned, and instantly understood what Dorgon meant, and laughed loudly, "What my brother said is absolutely true! This time, we want Liu Ruyi to come out on his knees and beg for our lives! Hahaha! Artilleryman, here.
I will blast with all my strength! Hahaha! If you destroy the city today, I will definitely reward everyone!"
"Prince Xie Yu!" All the Han flag artillerymen were overjoyed, working harder and harder, and their ballistics became more accurate!
But just when these Manchu and Qing nobles were rejoicing, a burst of fire suddenly flashed on top of the Ming army's city. A moment later, accompanied by a loud "bang", several black fireballs flew straight towards the Qing army's artillery positions!