After the fixed glider was developed, the emergence of hot air balloons became a matter of course.
In fact, the principle and difficulty of making a hot air balloon are far inferior to those of a fixed glider.
Especially after the great progress in textile technology, various fabric variants based on canvas have provided conditions for the molding of hot air balloons.
This thing has become very common in the empire, and even schools with conditions will use it to teach physics knowledge.
The application in the military started even earlier.
The military has long discovered that hot air balloons are condescending and conducive to reconnaissance.
Zuo Mengeng even asserted that as long as hot air balloons continue to be developed, there will be no problem in crossing the ocean and reaching the New World.
The Battle of Taiyuan was the first large-scale application of hot air balloons.
There are four soldiers in the basket under each hot air balloon.
Many people even knelt down on the spot, kowtowed to the hot air balloon, and muttered words without knowing what they were praying for.
But despite his shouting, the Qing soldiers still ran around randomly and lost their fighting spirit.
As a well-informed general, he certainly knew that the hot air balloon in the sky was a novel weapon created by the National Defense Forces and was not a magical weapon at all.
Because the enemy can stand on the city wall and have a commanding view of the city's defenses, and can smoothly deliver firepower, making it easier to eliminate the defenders.
In their simple thoughts, this thing must have come from the gods and definitely not from the human world.
Just as the infantry rushed under the city wall, mortars began a final round of bombing on the city head.
The accuracy is, of course, lackluster.
When had the Qing army seen this kind of integrated air-ground attack?
He could only pile up the troops on the city wall helplessly and angrily, trading lives for time.
After lighting it and throwing it from the air, the effect is extraordinary.
Seeing the people around them die from gunshots, the Qing soldiers who were still alive became even more frightened.
When they heard the bombardment stopped, the Qing troops huddled under the other end of the city wall also began to run upward crazily.
The Sixth Division must conquer Taiyuan as soon as possible, and then go north to help the Ninth Division eliminate Duduo.
Not only could the city wall not be able to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of thermal weapons, but once the enemy rushed up and occupied it, it would be impossible for the defenders to engage in street fighting even if they wanted to.
In that case, I'm afraid that Taiyuan will be lost before today is over.
Even though the power of the mortars was much smaller, the Qing army was still unable to lift its head and was unable to gain a foothold on the city wall.
Finally I can take action, no longer passively being beaten.
After several sections of the city wall collapsed, the infantry began to move forward and compete with the Qing army for the city wall.
Nyxey has come to his senses, but is about to go crazy again.
If we delay here for too long, we are afraid that the strength of the Ninth Division will not be able to stop Duduo.
None of the Qing soldiers who were wrapped in it were spared, and they fell into a pool of blood screaming, leaving a large open space at the top of the city.
The soldiers of the National Defense Force were naturally not afraid of sacrifice. After receiving the order, they began to attack like a tide.
A shotgun has eight shells in its revolving wheel.
It is a general trend that city walls lose their effectiveness in the face of thermal weapons.
In fact, the real reason is far more cruel than this.
Nikki was under time pressure, and so was Jian Zongan.
Although these soldiers did not have shotguns, they did have grenades.
Facing the tide of Qing troops, these soldiers showed no fear and pulled the triggers one after another.
One of them is responsible for observation and delivering intelligence to the army, while the other three are responsible for firepower output.
Later generations generally believed that the reason why the city wall lost its effectiveness was that it could not stop the indiscriminate bombardment of thermal weapons.
The strong inertia caused him to fall backwards, unable to get up for a long time, which also caused a lack of firepower output in this section.
The Wehrmacht soldier was shot in the thigh by an arrow. He was not fatal, but he was unable to continue participating in the battle.
But although his movements were already very fast, the Wehrmacht's muskets were even faster.
Seeing the National Defense Force coming up, the Qing army was shocked and hurriedly swarmed forward, trying to defeat the enemy.
At the same time that a bow and arrow hit a Wehrmacht soldier, the Qing soldier was also shot in the right shoulder.
The ladders were erected one after another, and the vigorous soldiers began to climb up.
The Wehrmacht soldiers in the hot air balloon couldn't hear it, so naturally they didn't care.
Both sides appeared at the city head almost at the same time.
Despite this, many Qing soldiers were still killed.
Nyksei had already tasted the power of the Wehrmacht's long-range weapons, so he did not dare to throw away the city wall.
The National Defense Forces attacked both from the air and on the ground, putting tremendous pressure on the Qing army.
After all, as long as it is a city surrounded by city walls, no matter how large it is, its scale will be limited. As long as muskets and artillery are mounted on the city walls, there is no place that cannot be hit.
Seeing the infantrymen of the National Defense Force coming forward, the Qing army really burst into tears.
Each soldier threw four or five grenades, causing more horrific damage than shotguns.
The health worker who was mixed in the queue immediately ran forward, grabbed the straps of his tactical vest, and dragged him back.
Otherwise, you will definitely injure your own people by accident.
They only think that this is a punishment from the gods, and they must be guilty of sin.
After just a short delay, the follow-up soldiers of the National Defense Forces had already followed.
Therefore, Jian Zongan could only speed up the attack and increase the intensity of the attack.
The hot air balloon floating back and forth seriously reduces the accuracy of shooting.
They loaded their muskets as if they were idle, and then aimed at targets on the ground and fired.
The progress of military history shows that terrain is actually more helpful to the party with advanced weapons.
Artillery absolutely dare not fire at this time.
At this time, the Qing army was more numerous and promising.
Each shotshell contains hundreds of steel balls.
Nyksei had no choice but to organize some relatively strong soldiers to defend the city wall.
This will greatly increase the difficulty of street fighting for the defenders.
When these eight shotshells were shot out in one go, a large fire net quickly formed.
But they didn't know that the weapons in the hands of the Wehrmacht soldiers who were the first to scale the city wall were all shotguns.
They all had muskets in their hands, and some small explosive bags were piled in the baskets.
Not to mention being beaten, the hot air balloon alone scared the Qing army out of their wits.
After completing these actions in one breath, he quickly retreated.
The Qing soldiers who still remained on the city wall drew their bows and arrows with gritted teeth, suddenly leaned out from between the wall stacks, and at the same time loosened their bow strings.
After two consecutive waves of attacks, no one in the Qing army dared to charge towards the city anymore.
It was only then that the Wehrmacht soldiers began to use muskets to block the entrance to the city ladder, thus completing the occupation of the city wall.
Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi Province, could not hold out for even a day under the defense of 30,000 Qing troops.
Neksai could only helplessly lead the participating troops to retreat into the city and engage in the most frustrating street fighting.