After the two sides had a truce for a day, most of the water on the ground had been reduced. The ground that was once muddy had become half-dry and half-hard. One foot deep and one foot shallow would no longer be covered all over the feet.
It was muddy. Although it was not the most ideal battlefield, it was much better than the heavy rain the day before yesterday.
Abatai and Turge stood side by side in front of the formation, looking at the Jinan city wall more than 300 steps away, while spitting out clouds of white mist.
Although this time is considered to be early March, which is almost the season of April and May in later generations, it is currently in the Little Ice Age in history. Although the heyday of the Little Ice Age has ended, the climate is gradually warming, but the temperature is still
It was still very low. The cold wind blew onto Abate's face, bringing with it a biting chill, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Turg next to him saw him and said, "Baylor, you'd better put on your mink cloak."
Abatai shook his head and said: "No need. Let's start the attack." But he still sighed in his heart. He was still old after all. If he went back ten years, what would this coldness mean? Even in a snowy day,
Still wearing only one single shirt.
Following his order, more than 80 shield carts were rolled out from the Qingjun formation, divided into two rows, and once again pushed forward like the city wall of Jinan City. Those hiding behind the shield carts were all armored soldiers of the Eight Banners.
soldiers.
A shield car can cover ten to fifteen soldiers, so in this attack, the number of armored soldiers dispatched by the Qing army exceeded a thousand. And behind each shield car, there were auxiliary soldiers, followers, and coats.
A total of nearly five thousand people, holding shields and wooden ladders, followed the tower cart and pushed towards the city wall. Abatai finally fulfilled his promise, and the Qing army dispatched all the elite troops of the Eight Banners from the beginning.
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At the same time, the Qing army's rear group also launched twelve artillery pieces and started firing in the direction of the city wall. The Qing army had a total of twenty artillery pieces, but they were all small and medium-sized artillery pieces, capable of firing at a distance of about three hundred paces.
There are only twelve guns, and they all fire solid bullets.
Although except for the Hongyi cannon, generally small and medium-sized artillery does not pose a great threat to the city wall. If a solid bullet hits the city wall, it will only make a small crater at most. Even if it hits the top of the city, it will only
After killing a few soldiers, the impact was insignificant. But after all, this was when the Qing army began to use artillery to attack the Muling army, and they were no longer passively beaten. Therefore, it was also a great encouragement to the morale of the Qing army.
On Jinan City, Shang Yi took Sun Heding, Sun Hedou brothers and Shen Yang and other members of the Jinyi Guards to sit on the city tower and command. The other generals were scattered on the city wall to set up defenses. As the Qing army's attack began, Muling's army
The artillery also started to launch, attacking the Qing army. However, because the Qing army's artillery did not pose a great threat to Jinan, the Muling army did not start an artillery battle with the Qing army, but placed the target under the city and attacked Jinan.
On top of the Qing army approaching the city.
Among the fifteen artillery pieces of the Muling Army in Jinan, five are squatting cannons that cannot fire solid projectiles. The other ten artillery pieces include six medium-sized Fran cannons and four small Fran cannons that can fire
Solid shells, sparkling shells, and shotgun shells. Since the Qing army had shield cars as cover, ordinary shells and shotgun shells had basically no effect on shield cars. Therefore, the solid shells fired by all ten small and medium-sized Fran cannons focused on attacking shield cars.
Only the five-door Tiger Crouching Cannon fired cannonballs to attack the auxiliaries, followers, and coats that were not protected by shield vehicles.
Generally speaking, a well-made shield car also has a considerable defensive effect against solid bullets, but eight of the ten small and medium-sized Fran cannons of the Muling Army were newly purchased from the Portuguese.
The penetrating power was much stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty's Franco machine guns at this time. In addition, a considerable part of the Qing army's shield vehicles were improvised and the workmanship was relatively rough. Therefore, after a round of shelling, there were three
A hole the size of a tabletop was penetrated in a shield car. The iron bullets that penetrated the shield car still killed several Qing soldiers. Several other shield cars were also hit by iron bullets.
Sawdust flew up. At the same time, the shotgun shells fired by the Tiger Cannon also fell into the Qing army, killing many Qing soldiers.
But overall, the effect of this round of artillery bombardment was much worse than that of the day before yesterday, with less than a hundred people killed and wounded. And the most elite armored soldiers of the Qing Army were injured less than ten people.
However, this was expected by Shang Yi, so he still ordered the artillery to continue firing, and at the same time ordered the musketeers to prepare. The Qing army could only enter the range of the muskets. Although the muskets could not penetrate the shield car,
There are still many Qing soldiers who cannot be protected by shield vehicles and can become targets of attack. Moreover, Qing troops cannot always hide behind shield vehicles and will always come out.
Since most of the obstacles outside the city have been cleared, although the ground is not very ideal, the Qing army is advancing much faster, and the Qing army also knows that if they approach the city wall earlier, they can reach the artillery earlier.
There was a blind spot, so they all stepped up their advance. Just after the second round of artillery fire, the first row of Qing army's shield vehicles advanced to within a hundred steps of the city wall.
The musketeers of the Muling Army also started firing together, so suddenly, the gunshots on the city wall rang out like thunderbolts, and in the Qing army's formation, there were no auxiliary soldiers, followers, or coats covered by shield cars.
A large piece fell immediately.
The Muling Army had a total of more than 1,600 various types of muskets, and a thousand were placed on the city wall here. Moreover, Shang Yi divided the musketeers into four rows and fired them in turn. On the one hand, it was to prevent the Qing army from judging
How many muskets are there in the city of Jinan? On the other hand, the frequency of musket firing is further accelerated, so that the Muling Army can fire ten to twelve times in one minute. Under such a density of strikes, the casualties of the Qing Army
It also increased dramatically.
Abatai watched from the rear, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. It seemed that the Ming army had more muskets than the day before, probably because some of them still couldn't be used in the wind and rain. However, although the losses of the Qing army increased, they were still less than the previous day.
The day before yesterday was much better, and the most elite armored soldiers were protected by shield vehicles and basically suffered no losses. Therefore, the Qing army could still bear these losses. At the same time, the first row of shield vehicles of the Qing army entered the blind spot of the artillery, and immediately
You can get close to the city wall and start a siege.
But after entering the blind spot of the artillery, the Mu Ling Army's attack became even more fierce. The gunshots almost never stopped and kept ringing. The corpses of the Qing Army began to pile up, and the blood stains left from the day before yesterday were still there.
The ground that was not dry was immediately covered with new blood.
But just as Shang Yi expected, it was impossible for the Qing army to push the shield chariot all the way to the city wall. Just about forty steps away from the city wall, the shield chariot finally stopped, but at this time, behind the shield chariot
, some Qing soldiers bent their bows and shot arrows at the city wall, and also began to counterattack on the city wall.
The archers of the Qing Army were indeed elites who had experienced hundreds of battles, and their arrows were very accurate. The first wave of arrows hit more than fifty people on the city top. Fortunately, the musketeers of the Muling Army also had very good armor.
It was excellent, and the Qing army shot from the upward direction, and the intensity was also limited. Therefore, although most people were hit by arrows, they escaped. However, more than ten people were still hit by arrows and died.
Other musketeers also hurriedly put up blocking boards on the battlements, protecting themselves first, and then continued shooting from the holes. Some musketeers also retreated to the back row and shot at the Qing troops from the high platform. But in this way,
The shooting frequency of the musketeers has obviously dropped a lot, and the striking power is much worse than before. Taking advantage of this opportunity, another Qing soldier emerged from behind the shield vehicle, leading the auxiliary soldiers behind, and followed
Soldiers, coaters, etc., carrying the ladder, rushed towards the city wall.
Although people continued to be shot and fell to the ground in the middle, the Qing army approached the city wall one after another, crossed the moat, set up ladders, and began to climb to the top of the city. The Muling army also removed the barriers at the battlements.
, the pikemen stood in front of the battlements, preparing to fight the Qing soldiers who climbed onto the city wall, while the musketeers all retreated to the second line. Except for those occupying the high platform, everyone else had their bayonets fixed and were ready to fight the Qing soldiers who were charging up the city wall at any time.
The new soldiers also moved the stones and rough wood that had been prepared on the city wall, and when the Qing soldiers started to attack the city, they threw them down to hit the Qing soldiers.
Moreover, at this time, there were more than twenty large iron pots placed on the city wall, hung on a pole, with firewood burning underneath for heating. The water in the pot had already boiled. Under the command of Zhou Shaohuan and other reserve generals,
The soldiers had already moved each large pot to the edge of the city wall, waiting for the Qing soldiers to attack, and poured them head-on.
However, Abatai and Turg, who were watching the battle in the Qing army formation in the distance, also let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, they felt happy in their hearts. They could finally start the siege battle. In this way, the Muling army's advantage in long-range strikes was basically eliminated.
The loss now depends on the fighting spirit and fighting ability of the soldiers on both sides. In this regard, I believe that the Qing army must be stronger than the Muling army.
Therefore, Abatai ordered all the artillery in front of the Qing army's formation to stop firing to avoid accidentally injuring his own people, and then mobilized 5,000 troops, including 2,000 from the Manchu and Eight Banners Army, 1,500 from the Han Army, and 1,500 from the Mongolian Army.
, and all of them went to reinforce the troops attacking the city.
At this time, on the edge of the city wall of Jinan City, the Qing army had set up more than fifty wooden ladders. The people climbing up were all armored soldiers of the Qing army. Each of them had at least two layers of heavy armor and ordinary swords and guns.
It was difficult to penetrate, and he was holding a shield in one hand and a wooden ladder with the other, climbing up quickly. Soon, soldiers on more than a dozen wooden ladders approached the battlements. A fierce offensive and defensive battle was about to begin.
expanded.
When Shang Yi saw the opportunity, he immediately ordered loudly: "Pour in the water."
After the order was given, with the joint efforts of the soldiers, more than twenty large pots were tilted outside the city wall, and the entire pot of boiling water was immediately dumped down the city wall.
Pity the soldiers who had climbed to the entrance of the battlements and were able to hide there, but they were immediately doused with water, covering their heads and bodies, and they were drenched. No matter how thick the iron armor was, it could not protect them from the boiling water, and it only burned them to death.
He screamed, but he was still standing there, and immediately fell straight down from the ladder. Moreover, water is different from other weapons, it is pervasive. After drenching a person, it will not stop there, but will immediately follow it.
It fell down, and almost all of the large group of people following behind were spared.