Due to this attack, the Qing army did not suffer many blows as they approached the city wall. Therefore, Turg immediately added two more Manchu and Han names to the siege team. At this time, the Qing army used its experience to
There were five Niulu from Manchu and Han Dynasties, and the total number of troops used for the attack at one time was more than 4,000, including nearly 400 armored soldiers and soldiers from the Eight Banners. They were led by a Jia La E Zhen, who was responsible for commanding this attack.
The batches attacked people and horses.
This time the Qing army dispatched a total of 26,000 troops and more than 4,000 horses to attack the city, which was not excessive. However, because the city of Muling Pass was not large, there were only more than 300 walls on a single side.
meters, but the attack area is indeed limited. More than 4,000 troops are indeed the maximum force for siege. We can't send more troops, so we can only wait under the city. However, Turg also mobilized five Manchus and five oxen each.
Registered and prepared to serve as a rotation unit.
At this time, the first batch of Qing troops who arrived at the city wall set up ladders with warps, held up shields and weapons, and began to climb to the top of the city.
The Mu Ling Army had already been angered by the atrocities committed by the Qing Army, and everyone held back their breath to avenge the compatriots who had just died tragically at the hands of the Qing Army. Although they had just fought with bows, arrows, and firecrackers, many Qing soldiers had been killed.
The soldiers, but they were not relieved at all. Now that the Qing army started to climb the city, everyone was naturally excited. They immediately threw the stones and rough wood that had been prepared from the battlements. When the Qing soldiers climbed close to the city
When they were at the crenels, they stabbed them with their spears and tried their best to stop the Qing army from advancing on the city.
Because a small slope has been cut out on the side of the Guancheng crenel facing the outside of the city. Don't underestimate this change. Although the project is not big, it can make the barbs on the ladder lose their focus, so it can be done very easily.
Push up the ladder and tip it over. On the city wall, the Muling Army also had ten such teams. Each team of four soldiers worked together to hold a long fork and continuously climbed up the ladder together.
The Qing soldiers overthrew them together and rushed to the outside of the city.
At the same time, on the high platform in the back row and the arrow tower behind the city wall, the musketeers and archers were firing muskets and bows. Although the artillery could not hit the siege team, it could attack the second team.
A group of Qing troops were sent to reinforce the siege of the city, so they continued to make violent roars. Under such a three-dimensional attack by the defenders of the Muling Army, the Qing troops continued to fall from the ladders.
However, the Muling army was certainly filled with righteous indignation, and the Qing army was also filled with anger. Facing the tight defense of the Muling army, none of them gave in at all. They held up their shields to block the stones and rough wood falling from the top of the city.
, arrows and projectiles, holding on to the ladder, they climbed tenaciously towards the top of the city. Stones and thick wood hit the shield with a "dong, dong" sound, and arrows and projectiles made a "pop, pop" sound.
There was a loud noise, and some Qing troops were knocked down by stones and rough wood, and some were pierced by arrows and shot through by projectiles. However, after the Qing troops in front fell, they were immediately replaced by Qing troops from behind, and the ladders were pushed down.
, but as long as it was not broken, it was immediately re-erected and continued to attack the city wall.
Moreover, under the city, the Qing army also arranged a row of archers to shoot arrows at the top of the city to fight back. Although it was much more difficult to shoot head-on than to shoot down, and the Qing army's archers were not blocked at all, their outstanding shooting skills were
To make up for these weaknesses, and still within forty steps, the Qing army's archers could shoot extremely accurately. As long as the soldiers of the Muling army showed a slight gap, they could become the target of the Qing army's archers.
Therefore, on the top of the city, soldiers of the Muling Army were constantly being shot by arrows. Fortunately, the spearmen of the Muling Army all wore iron armor to fight, and some of the soldiers still had two layers of armor, and they were placed on the crenellations on the high platform.
The shield was removed, and each musketeer was also equipped with iron helmets and armor, which greatly increased their protective power and prevented further losses.
From the beginning, the war entered a very fierce situation.
As the battle progressed, the reinforcing Qing troops soon approached the city wall and joined the battle group. They all entered the blind spot for artillery firing, so the artillery temporarily lost its effect. They could only stop firing and wait.
The next batch of Qing troops entered the attack range.
At this time, the Qing army's siege force nearly doubled. Outside the city wall of more than 300 meters, more than a hundred ladders were erected. On average, there was a ladder every less than three meters away. The density was very high.
, which is rare in siege battles. Moreover, the Qing troops were densely packed like ants clinging to the ladder, launching fierce attacks on the city head again and again, almost covering the entire city wall. They came one after another in succession, not only the Han army, but also the city walls.
Even all the armored soldiers and auxiliary soldiers of the Manchu Eight Banners joined the siege team.
Under the city wall, in the trenches protecting the city, the bodies of Qing soldiers were also increasing, and wounded soldiers were also produced in large numbers. There were dozens of followers, wrapped in clothes, braving the rain of bullets and arrows, dedicated to paying their responsibilities.
On the battlefield, they rescued the wounded, carried corpses, and constantly traveled between the main formation and the battlefield.
The garrison stationed on the city of Mulingguan has also increased to more than 1,300 people. In addition to more than 450 musketeers, there are also more than 800 spearmen, sword and shield hands.
Counting the long archers on the arrow tower behind the city, they almost filled the city top with water, and they firmly guarded every place on the city head. After a guard fell, new soldiers immediately took over.
His gap continued to desperately block the Qing army's attack. The musketeers and longbowmen also shot and arrowed at Guancheng at the fastest speed, assisting the defenders in the front row to defend, and at the same time attacking the Qing army's bows and arrows under the city.
hand.
On the top of the city, people were constantly carrying injured and dead soldiers down. At the same time, people were constantly carrying up stones, rough wood, arrows and other tools for defending the city. Due to the lack of manpower, most of the people responsible for these tasks were
They were young women and old people. In the temporary rescue point under the city, more than forty wounded people were lying down. Most of them were injured by arrows. More than a dozen doctors were also busy running around, injecting more wounds.
The soldiers raised their arrows, cleaned their wounds, and bandaged them.
The roar of firecrackers, the sound of flying bows and arrows piercing the air, the collision of weapons, the roar of people, and the sound of falling objects from high altitudes all rang out together, while the choking smell of gunpowder smoke and the smell of smoke filled the air.
The nauseating smell of blood indicates the intensity of the battle.
Shang Yi was on the city tower with a panoramic view of the entire battlefield. Although most of the Qing soldiers on the ladders were now close to the battlements, under the tenacious and tight defense of the Muling army, they were still unable to defeat the Qing soldiers.
Breaking through the defense line and attacking the city. On the one hand, it was because the soldiers of the Muling Army held their breath and transformed their anger towards the Qing army and their determination to protect their families and fellow villagers in the city into powerful combat effectiveness. On the other hand, they also went through
After the last siege, Shang Yi also improved the city defense results, and the defensive power of Muling Pass was greatly improved.
Shang Yi nodded with great satisfaction and said to Tang Zhen beside him: "Ask the grenadiers to prepare. Each of them will drop five bombs first."
Following the order from Tang Town, a group of soldiers came up from the city, sixty people in total, and they worked together to carry a wooden box. After arriving at the city, they did not directly join the defense of the city, but opened the wooden box.
box, and took out a thick cylindrical object from inside.
This is a simple bomb made by the gunpowder craftsmen of the Muling Army under the guidance of Shang Yi and Sun Heding. It actually looks like a large paper cylinder, about one foot long, about two inches long, and the outer shell is made of thick paper.
Paste, sealing both ends with wax, leaving a lead, which is not only filled with gunpowder, but also filled with a lot of iron pieces and iron stones. From the appearance, it looks like a big firecracker. Shang Yi called them
Hand grenades. And a team of grenadiers was set up, sixty in total.
At this time, each grenadier lit a stick of rosin, lit the fuse of the grenade, and then threw it towards the city.
Soon, a series of huge explosions were heard from below the city. A large amount of gunpowder smoke rose up, quickly covering the entire position. There were also screams of many Qing soldiers, but they were all covered up by the explosions.
The grenadiers on the city continued to light grenades and throw them again. They did not stop until each of them had thrown five grenades.
Although the series of explosions gradually subsided, the remaining smoke was so thick that it covered the entire southern city of Muling Pass. The eyes could only see four or five steps away at most. However, the guards of the Muling Army could
Regardless of anything else, they still firmly guarded the city. As long as any Qing soldiers came out of the thick smoke, they would kill them mercilessly.
From the perspective of the Qing army's main formation, they could only see that the entire Guancheng was covered by a large thick fog. No one knew what would happen after this series of explosions. Turge and Bolo also looked at each other.
But I also had a bad feeling in my heart.
Only Shang Yi's helmet had night vision goggles, so he could see the results very clearly, and couldn't help but laugh proudly.
When the dense fog gradually dissipated and the scene gradually became clearer, the defenders discovered that under the city wall, there were corpses lying in various directions, at least seven to eight hundred. There were also countless Qing soldiers lying on the ground.
They were struggling on the ground and shouting. Some of the ladders used by the Qing army to attack the city were blown into pieces, and some burned into fires. Almost half of them were destroyed. The neat archers were also blown to pieces.
Although some Qing soldiers were still attacking the city at this time, they were so sparse that they were finally able to use their strong crossbows.
As the results of this round of grenade projections were clearly reflected, the Qing troops attacking the city soon discovered that their own siege force had been greatly reduced, and their morale was suddenly plummeted, making them no match for the defenders.
Turge and Bolo glanced at each other, unable to hide their shock. In addition to the large number of artillery and muskets in Muling Pass, are there any such powerful firearms?
Bolo murmured: "What kind of firearm is this? How can it be so powerful?"
Turg also shook his head, he really didn't understand, but he also knew that this attack had completely failed, so he immediately ordered the first batch of attacking troops to withdraw and replace them with the second batch of troops who were ready to rotate.