The Ming army did not seem to have any intention of digging a deep ditch to surround Liaoyang City.
After a few days, Daishan was very sure of this. They were digging enthusiastically just to-get soil?
And the purpose of collecting soil is for these two earthen platforms that are slowly getting taller and larger?
Daishan became a little confused, but no matter what the Ming army wanted to do, it was definitely right not to let them do it. They wanted to build such a high platform. If they built it far away, that would be fine. They would just wait until the high platform was built.
, they can just peek into the happenings in Liaoyang City.
However, if they were built within the range of the cannon, he would not be polite on behalf of Shan. Even if the gunpowder and shells left by the Ming army in the city could not be consumed as he pleased, he did not hesitate to issue the order to attack.
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The earthen platforms built by the Ming army had a foundation of dozens of steps. When the city's Folangji artillery bombarded these earthen platforms, these earthen platforms were already almost two or three feet high. The shells hit these earthen platforms, except for the depth of the shells.
Being deeply embedded in these earth platforms, it seems that it did not have much influence on the actions of the Ming army.
The entire earthen platform turned into a huge earthen shield. The Ming army hid behind the earthen platform and worked, pouring a large amount of excavated soil layer by layer on it. The cannons on the top of the city would directly hit the people on the earthen platform.
The gunners of those cannons had incredible luck, and the people on this platform were really unlucky, so this was possible.
In fact, at a distance of more than a mile, the cannonballs can hit the earth platform. The gunners in the city are quite good. You know, the Franconian cannon has always been about direction, not accuracy.
As long as the direction is correct, whoever is hit will be unlucky.
When the cannonballs passed over the earth platform, there were more of them. But behind the earth platform, many deep trenches had been dug by the Ming army in a mess. Most of the Ming army who dug trenches to collect soil were already working in the deep trenches.
Where the cannonball lands and whether it hits someone is a matter of chance.
All in all, as long as the Tartars in the city did not leave the city and rushed directly, relying on the dozen or so cannons on the top of the city could hardly even slow down the progress of the Ming army.
At the beginning, the cannonballs could still fly over the high platform. However, as the high platform gradually became higher, it was difficult for the cannons on the top of the city to fly over the high platform. Looking from the side of the city, these earth platforms
On the opposite side of the city wall, there were dozens of cannonballs embedded in the pits, which made the two earthen platforms look like a person's big face suddenly had many pockmarks.
Yue Tuo strongly requested to lead his army out to attack the opponent's camp. At least, destroy these earthen platforms that were far higher than the city wall. Let these earthen platforms stand here. Soldiers, horses, and people gathered in Liaoyang City. In the eyes of the Ming army,
There are no secrets left.
But again, Daishan resolutely rejected Yue Tuo's request to fight. Yue Tuo could not understand what was behind the deep ditch of the Ming army, but he had experienced that the invincible elite soldiers with red flags were among those unreasonable firearms.
It's not much better than a group of herdsmen.
The only firearms that could defeat the Ming army were firearms, and the only thing that could resist the Ming army was the fortified city of Liaoyang. Daishan had no doubt about this.
"So what if the Ming army can clearly see what's going on in the city? We should still defend the city. If they want to attack the city, they still have to pay with their lives!"
Daishan was very determined: "Leave them alone. The Ming army is expecting us to rush out of the city. This is their bait!"
"But what if they deploy French cannons on those high platforms, wouldn't they hit the city directly?"
Yue Tuo said worriedly: "They are at a high place and we are at a low place, so we can just let them kill us!"
"Are the Ming armies all immortals?" Daishan sneered: "Don't you know how much a Folangji cannon weighs? How do they transport several thousand kilograms of stuff onto those high platforms? Besides, do they have such a sharp weapon?
Even the Ming Dynasty court bought these cannons from Fo Langji with a lot of money. Even if the Ming army's small cannons were shipped up, they still wouldn't be able to reach our Liaoyang city wall, don't worry!"
Strictly speaking, the understanding of Daishan is not wrong at all.
The two high towers of the Ming army were on the edge of the range of the Folangji cannon on the top of the city. The Ming army could not bear the losses of operating within the range under the fire of the Folangji cannon. Therefore, in Daishan's understanding
, the only one that can shoot such a distance is the Folan machine cannon.
And how long did it take for the Ming army to take Kaizhou and arrive at Liaoyang City? In addition, it was spring and the roads were muddy and difficult to walk. Even if the Ming army did have a few Folangji cannons, they would have been transported from Zhenjiang Fort to Liaoyang.
Under the city, the manpower and material resources spent were simply out of proportion to the damage caused to Liaoyang by these Franco machine cannons.
Could the Ming army be so stupid?
What's more, the Ming army may not have such heavy weapons. Even if the Ming army suffered losses in Zhenjiang Fort, Daishan still had some understanding of the firearms of the Ming army in Zhenjiang Fort.
They have quite a lot of firecrackers, and the more powerful ones are the small cannons that can be equipped and moved in the military formation. Those small cannons can barely be regarded as cannons in front of the firecrackers, but they are different from those at the head of Liaoyang City.
Compared with the cannons that weigh several kilograms, they are just large firecrackers.
Of course, firecrackers cannot compete with cannons!
As for the larger Ming army, they also had the kind that was mounted on the top of the Zhenjiang Fort. He was almost hit by that kind of cannon when he was under the Zhenjiang Fort. Obviously, the cannon that could be mounted on the top of the city was not
It can be moved easily, but the weight is there!
Yue Tuo: "I hope so!"
Even though he got the guarantee from his father, Yue Tuo was still uneasy. That night, he arranged for someone to keep an eye on the two high towers of the Ming army until it got daylight. Daishan sent someone to send a message so that he could
After returning to the city to rest, he rubbed his somewhat red eyes and left the city.
When he returned to his apartment, he almost fell asleep on the bed.
And he almost immediately had a nightmare. In the dream, on the two high platforms of the Ming Army outside the city, the Ming Army suddenly deployed rows of densely packed Folang machine cannons, and countless shells filled with thick smoke.
and sparks, pouring from the high platform towards Liaoyang City.
The city of Liaoyang was already a sea of smoke and fire, with dead and wounded soldiers everywhere. It seemed like fire was raining down from the sky. No matter where he hid, he could see bloody corpses everywhere on the ground.
The ruins under the rain of fire.
He shouted his Amma's name loudly, but he couldn't find his Amma anywhere.
And the huge rumbling sound never stopped in his ears. It seemed that apart from his shouts, there was only this ubiquitous rumbling sound in the whole world.
"ah!!!"
He screamed, woke up, rolled over and sat up, sweating profusely, but the roaring in his ears never stopped.
There were shouts everywhere in the distance. His expression changed drastically. He grabbed the weapon beside him and ran towards the door. When he opened the door, he was stunned.
In sight, countless artillery shells were falling from the sky with fire and smoke. The city of Liaoyang was already a sea of fire.