Chapter 591 Jiang Yu was bombarded again and collapsed!
"There is news from the Third Front Army that their war is not going very well. The army has encountered many difficulties in the mountains. The mountain people are very hostile to the entry of the imperial army. Now they have taken Niangzi Pass and entered Taiyuan Prefecture. Later,
The road is still a problem. Commander Ren said that it is best for us to clear the pass from Ningwuguan first, so that the logistics of the Third Front Army can take the northern route, and they will have no worries when they move through the mountains!" Ma Youliang held up a military message.
Urgent delivery, briefing the staff at the former enemy headquarters on the current situation.
Originally, he was counting on Ren Shuangyou to enter Taiyuan first, so that he would not have to attack Ningwuguan. As a result, Ren Shuangyou's side was more difficult than him. Now it seems that he can only attack Ningwuguan hard!
"Based on the tests in the past few days, although it is difficult to attack Guancheng, it is definitely possible to give it a try. My suggestion is that our army can try to use artillery arrays to saturate the attack and bombard it for three days to destroy the confidence of the defenders.
Now, let's launch a breakthrough." Saturation attack is a tactic that has been discussed in the artillery department tutorials in the military academy, but it has never been used in actual combat. This time, Bai Xiangcheng wanted to try this tactic in actual combat.
Is the law reliable?
After Ma Youliang pondered for a while, he said: "Let's use this method to attack the city. Remember, we can only fight like this for three days. If it exceeds three days, our artillery shells will be out of supply. Move the artillery brigade and the front line
All the artillery units directly under each division and brigade are gathered on the front line, under the unified command of Deputy Commander Bai!"
The saturation attack is really fun to fight, but this style of play consumes too much shells and artillery. When Mayu Liang made this decision, he felt very distressed! After such a year, the future life will be miserable.
I've passed it. Although the production capacity of the military industry system has been qualitatively improved in the past two years, it is not rich enough to use cannons to clear the way in every battle. The technical conditions of this era are like that, and the Ming Dynasty is short of copper.
Awesome, how much better can the production capacity of artillery shells be?
"The Point Guard Is Here"
Jiang Quan stood at the lookout of Guancheng and used the telescope he bought at a high price to observe the arrangement of the army on the opposite side. The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became! A large number of cannons appeared in front of his eyes, which made him think.
A few years ago, artillery rain fell like raindrops on Datong City.
"It seems that the Northern Army is going to repeat its old tricks this time by attacking Datong City! I don't know if the fortresses we built can defend against their heavy artillery?" Jiang Yan, with a solemn face, whispered to Hu Guozhu.
, so as to relieve your nervousness.
"The Northern Army's artillery is very powerful because they all use explosive shells. Our current fortifications are specially equipped with tops, so they should be able to defend against them." Hu Guozhu replied absently to Jiang Quan. For him, Ningwuguan Pass
It doesn't matter whether you can defend it or not. Anyway, Taiyuan has already made preparations. If you can't defend it, just run away. If you can't defeat them, can you still not escape them?
After two days of preparation, all the heavy artillery units involved in the siege were deployed, and Bai Xiangcheng gave the order! More than a hundred heavy artillery roared, and shells rained down on the Ningwuguan defense line. The shells that landed on the defense line
, the exploded mud and gunpowder smoke shrouded the entire Guancheng.
After six or seven consecutive volleys, the first wave of attacks came to an end.
Jiang Quan and others, who were shrouded in artillery fire, were shaken to the point of ringing in their ears, and it took them a long time to regain their composure.
"Look, how is the defense line? Hurry up and get Erlang ready. The infantry of the Northern Army will probably follow and charge into the city!" Shaking his head, Jiang Gan sternly issued an order to his men. Now he didn't have much choice, even if the defense line was blocked.
Even if it is disabled, it must be blocked with all its strength.
After giving a series of orders in a panic, Jiang Quan had time to understand the situation of the shelling of the defense line. It seemed to be much better than expected. Most of the fortifications withstood this round of shelling, and the casualties of the defenders were not large.
Just when he felt a little relieved, the second round of shelling started again!
For a whole day, Ningwuguan City suffered eight rounds of shelling from more than a hundred heavy artillery pieces, and more than a thousand shells fell on the defense line. A saturation strike was a saturation strike after all. Even Ningwuguan City, which had improved its fortifications, was still under attack after this day's attack.
The city was devastated, the roofs of many fortifications were lifted, and the number of casualties among the defenders was close to a thousand.
Even more deadly was the heavy artillery fortress deployed on the defense line. Several of them were detonated and exploded from within. The artillerymen defending the city were so frightened that they did not dare to stay on their own forts.
"Give the wine and meat prepared in the city to Erlang on the defense line and let them have a good meal. Although the enemy's artillery attack was rapid today, we withstood their bombardment and most of the fortifications on the defense line are still intact. Tell Erlang
If we hold on for another day, I won't believe it. They can keep using artillery like this? As long as we can withstand the bombardment, we will hold Ningwuguan. The Northern Army infantry are all useless. There has been no movement for a whole day. We can only rely on
There is no need to be afraid of them." The terrifying artillery bombardment finally ended in the evening, and Jiang Quan hurried to the front of the battle line to boost his morale. The battle was hard, but he could still withstand the offensive for a day.
, this battle is still to be fought.
The next day, the bombardment continued, and Bai Xiangcheng and the others fired for a whole day. That night, Jiang Yu became irritable. Don't the artillery shells cost money? If we continue to fight like this, there will be no need for infantry to attack the city, and there will be no need for soldiers and horses to defend the city.
All of them may be exhausted. After two days of artillery battle, Jiang Yu's heavy artillery was basically misfired. More than 30 guns were destroyed, and another 40 or 50 guns were damaged. What's more serious was the artillerymen.
If you don't have the guts anymore, go up to the fort and fire!
On the third day, the bombardment continued! Jiang Quan had no energy to go back to the defense line to boost morale! The continuous saturation bombardment destroyed not only the physical fortifications, but also the psychological defense of the soldiers. It is not difficult to withstand the bombardment for a day, but who can imagine
Keep holding on despite the bombardment? Unless they are determined to die and are fighting a fight to the death.
It was afternoon, and the gray-faced Jiang Yan looked at his ashen-faced subordinates with a look of helplessness. This battle could not be fought!
"General Hu, the city cannot be defended! What are your plans?"
"What other plans can we have? We can only retreat to Taiyuan City."
"Withdraw to Taiyuan City? Can you, Marshal Wu, defend Taiyuan City?"
"I don't know. Anyway, when we get to Taiyuan City, the commander-in-chief will make the decision!"
"That's all! You and I can lead our troops out of the city respectively. I guess your commander already has other plans."
"Where will the commander-in-chief go after he leaves the city?"
"Take it one step at a time, and then leave the city first!"
Jiang Quan did not tell the truth to Hu Guozhu. In fact, he already had a destination in his mind. Jiang Quan, whose ancestral home was in northern Shaanxi, planned to lead troops to northwest Shanxi. If necessary, he would withdraw to his hometown in northern Shaanxi. Northern Shaanxi is a mountainous area. In his view,
Why would he be better off than Shanxi? As a bereaved dog, he doesn't have any big ideas now. Keeping his troops and wealth is his only option.