Chapter Fifty-Fourth Bloody Battle of Great Harmony Seven
While Chongzhen and Wang Chengen were talking, the "Fire Dragons" of the Qing army were lined up in front, driving alongside the artillery vehicles. Hedu took advantage of the Ming army's lack of artillery and let everyone attack the city with torches.
"go ahead!"
The coated Ahabs who passed by the artillery cart array were ordered by their masters to push the shield cart and move on. As one of the Eight Banners Army's special weapons, the front end of the shield cart was made of multiple layers of thick wood covered with cowhide and iron sheets. The saying goes, "Small bricks and stones will not move when hit, big bricks and stones will roll down when hit, and firewood will not burn when thrown." Even if the fire blunderbuss is far away, it will be difficult to penetrate it head-on.
There are two wheels in front of the shield cart, which need to be pushed forward by two people at the same time. In addition, there is a four-wheeled cart following closely behind. This cart was born out of the "Chenli cart". Its size is several times that of the shield cart. The frame is like a roof, and it has life. Cover it with cowhide.
Such a huge formation of vehicles was prepared for the city and river protection right in front. Under Hedu's order, the soldiers holding the huge horns took a deep breath and puffed up their cheeks.
"Woo..." The deep and solid sound of the horn cut through the dark night.
"Kill!" The ahabs pushing the cart seemed to have been beaten to death. They ran hard towards the goal of Datong. If they win the battle, the master will reward them with food. This is not enough. I also want to raise the flag! I want to be the flag man!
The momentum outside the city was so shocking that Chongzhen had no time to argue with Wang Chengen. He clenched his raised hands into fists and shouted: "Let go."
The Hu Zun cannon, which had a high scrap rate, was pulled off the city wall. Chongzhen only commanded the remaining two Franco machines to fire at the slowly approaching fire. With two muffled sounds of "pass, pass", the small Franco machine fired out. More than a hundred lead shot.
"Bed crossbow!" Chongzhen shouted the order, and Wang Chengen ran on the female wall, screaming to help pass: "Bed crossbow ready, bed crossbow ready!"
The bed crossbow of the Ming Dynasty still followed the Song and Yuan system. The bed crossbow was called in various ways, some were called "Eight Ox Crossbow", some were called "Three Bow Crossbow", and the more vivid name was "One Gun and Three Swords". "Arrow". Its structure from the beginning to the end is the front, main and back bows, which are connected by pulleys, then the hook rope for traction and the trigger for launching, and at the end is the twisting shaft for pulling the bow.
There are seven arrow paths on the crossbow arm. The guard soldiers who obeyed the order placed an iron javelin in the center of the arrow path, and placed three iron arrows on the left and right sides.
The process of winding the crossbow was the most laborious, requiring twenty or thirty people to work together to pull the winch. The artillery was unusable, so Chongzhen had no choice but to drag out these crossbow carts that had been eliminated by the artillery. Even if the damage was limited, it was still better than exploding the chamber. .
"Wait a minute." Chongzhen kept an eye on the distance. The crossbow was suitable for single-click killing. It would be more effective to wait until the enemy was closer and then hit it.
The projectiles fired by the Franco machine fell in the Qing army's shield car formation. A few unlucky coated Aha were hit and fell to the ground with a scream. However, others did not stop because of this, and several people fell. Then several people would come over to take over, and the shield car would approach the moat bank at full speed.
"put!"
One of the coat guards was breathing heavily, and he and his companion put the armrests of the shield cart on the ground. The two squatted and dug the soil on the spot, and from time to time half of their heads were exposed to look at the brightly lit city. Unfortunately, a shot The four-foot javelin passed by the roof of the shield car, and the head of the spear lifted one of the coated skulls straight into the ground, making it tremble with a "buzzing" sound.
Bao Yi, who was missing half of his head, hadn't come back to his senses yet. He saw his companion looking at him in horror. Hey, why is his head so cold? Could it be raining? He touched the top of his head and found that It was empty, and then his eyes went black and he fell to the ground dead.
Dozens of javelins and iron arrows came one after another. Due to the angle advantage brought by the condescending position, it was difficult for the shield car to block them all, and countless stumps and broken arms were brought up at the same time.
Seeing that the bed crossbow was effective, Chongzhen immediately ordered the soldiers to continue loading. However, the operation steps of the bed crossbow were cumbersome and took a long time, and it was impossible to organize a second round of shooting in a short time. Chongzhen could see the battle situation clearly, and the smaller shield car
Arrive first and wait until the carts in the distance arrive. If the two carts merge to set up a formation, it will be difficult for your own crossbows to cause damage.
"The messenger."
"My subordinates are here." Fei Zu, who had a small flag behind him, heard the sound and rushed over. Chongzhen immediately ordered him to rush to the Wengcheng archery tower and let the foot archers on standby shoot arrows down the city.
"No!" Feizu held the sword in his waist and ran quickly against the female wall. As soon as he entered the archery tower on the urn city, he pulled one of them and said, "Mr. Zhang Qian, Long live the Lord ordered the arrows to be released!"
General Zhang Wan shouted, "You've come just in time!" The archers who were waiting neatly had already nocked arrows on their strings, and the arrows were wrapped in rags and were wet.
The archers were arranged in five rows, and a brazier was placed in front of the archers in the first row. Zhang Wan pointed at the enemy troops below the city and ordered the archers to make fire.
The arrows soaked in tung oil ignited when exposed to fire. After the archers in the first row made fire at the brazier, they stepped forward and leaned against the wall, aiming at the firelight below the city. After shooting the arrows, they immediately dispersed left and right and started again in the last row.
The archers gathered behind them, and the archers in the second row stepped forward to fire and shoot, and so on.
Arrows rained down like fire, and the Ahabs hiding behind the shield cart were immediately suppressed and did not dare to raise their heads. They could only hold the soil in their arms and lean on the shield cart to throw it back, filling up as much as they could.
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The coaches of both sides were closely watching the battlefield trends at the same time. He Dujian saw that the vehicle array in front was almost in place and signaled Wu Zhen Chao Ha's troops to open fire.
The Qing army's artillery fire was blazing, and the artillery carts and boulders were fired in unison, aiming to cover the slaves filling the river ahead.
Wang Chengen protected half of his body on Chongzhen's back, and the two of them were pressed to the ground together. Loud rumbling noises were heard from time to time from all over the city wall. Chongzhen raised his head to look at the situation of the soldiers. The two Franco aircraft in front of him were just empty, and the gunners were already there.
He disappeared without a trace, and the soldiers manipulating the crossbows staggered around, unable to gain a foothold on the city.
"Everyone get down, don't run around!" However, no one followed the words, and the defenders were already in retreat.
Seeing that his order was ineffective, Chongzhen threw Wang Chengen away and climbed up from the ground. He took off the helmet on his head and threw it at the fleeing soldiers. He shouted hoarsely: "The Ming Emperor is still here, who dares to retreat?"
"Fuck me, stay down!" The soldiers who were in a mess stopped and looked at Chongzhen.
Chongzhen held the knife and ignored the flying shells. He staggered up to the soldiers, pressed their heads, and forced them to lie down. On the city wall, only Chongzhen stood proudly and independently, facing the fierce attack of the Qing army.
No fear of artillery fire.
There is a destiny in the dark. How can you be cowardly and inactive when you have been given a chance to live again? In times of crisis, someone always has to step forward. He insisted on being alone here just to relieve the fear in the hearts of the soldiers.
Chongzhen closed his eyes and opened his hands. Come on, kill me with one shot if you can.
After a while, the barrel of the red cannon overheated, and the gunner said that it needed to cool down before continuing to fire. Hedu agreed, and the Qing army's long-range offensive also stopped.
The Ming soldiers lying on the ground were dumbfounded, looking at the unharmed Long Live Lord as if they were banished to immortality.
Chongzhen opened his eyes and looked around, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "The bandit artillery specializes in gutless rats. Do you think I am courageous?" The soldiers were amazed, and their morale was immediately boosted. They all got up and returned to their positions to reload.
Crossbow arrows.
Wang Chengen paid his respects and shouted: "Hero!" This chapter has been completed!