At this time, Duo Duo did not know that the Qing army was defeated in the outer line, and it was rare to be happy, because the people and horses of Geng Zhongming had finally reached the official bridge. It is close to 70,000, and at the same time brought more than 150 artillery .--
The number of artillery of red clothes reached 53, of which 4,000 pounds of red cannons, 3,600 pounds and ten gates, 2,800 pounds and twelve doors, 1,800 pounds and fifteen doors. There are ten hundred pounds, and there are 98 other various artillery, with more than 50,000 pounds of gunpowder. In addition, there are more than 5,000 shots of various fires. There are two thousand shots. Po Lu Mi 可以. It can be said that all the soldiers firearm was sufficient, and it was able to launch a comprehensive attack on Yangzhou.
Although the tactics of the Qing Army have been repeatedly lost by sports tactics in the combination of the merchant army, the heads are as big as fighting, the main bases in the Jianghuai area are currently captured by the Qing Army, such as Fengyang, Luzhou, Luzhou, and other places. In the next Yangzhou, as long as you capture Yangzhou, the Junjun can control the entire Jiangbei region to fight for the next step to cross the river and collect a solid foundation for Jiangnan. Relying on the stronghold of Yangzhou, Yangzhou Shi Chen is also the most important goal of the Guan Jianjian of the south invasion of the Junior Army.
And vice versa, if the merchant's military can't hold Yangzhou, then all the results obtained in the past are also basically wasteful, and there is no foothold in Jiangbei. People and horses must withdraw from Jiangnan to defend, and in this way, it is all passive. Therefore, Shang Yi learned that the artillery of the Qing army had been transported, and immediately ordered it. Opportunity. The third division stationed in Zhejiang was transferred to Zhenjiang to stop, ready to cross the river to support operations, and strengthen the defense forces in Yangzhou.
The first attack launched by the Qing army on May 10th was set up a temporary high platform in the back of the Qing Army's main formation, for Duo Duo, and Hong Chengchou commanded the battle. In fact, at this time, the distance between the two sides was enough at this time. One thousand two hundred and three hundred steps, although Duo Duo was young, he could only look at it faintly, and Hong Chengchou was even more old -fashioned, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
However, under the high platform, the Qing army was struggling to promote one artillery car to send the artillery to the battle position, and the wooden grille that was protected by each artillery. Line, the red cannon is at the end. The remaining artillery is divided into two rows in front of it, with more than two hundred steps horizontal, and there are more than 40 or 50 steps in vertical directions. A huge artillery position is formed.
Duo Duo looked at the fixation of the artillery one by one, and the artillery mouth pointed to the position of the merchant army. Suddenly, he was also confident in this battle. This was 151 artillery. There are so many artillery without that battle, especially so many red artillery. Duo Duo thinks, let alone a small Yangzhou city, that is, a strong city like Beijing. Open.
Duo Duo's self -feelings are very good, and Shang Yi is also full of confidence. Because this time, the defensive positions that the merchant army arranged outside Yangzhou City is also strictly more close than other past stations.
Because Yangzhou across the canal, the Qing army could only attack Yangzhou from the west, and the positions of the merchant army had the west of Yangzhou.
The entire position is divided into three lines of defense. The first line of defense is still trenches, and this time the trenches are dug deep and wide, up to one feet and eight feet, and there are nearly six feet deep. There are vertical directions to the rear position. In the trenches, there are three layers of stairs. The lowest part can not be seen from the ground. Therefore, such trenches can be used not only to refuse to guard, but also to hide, rest, storage, and what is the same.
The distance of fifteen steps behind the trenches is a sheep horse wall made of earth bags. The height and width are four feet. There is also a row of rejection horses in front of the sheep horse wall. The impact of the cavalry has a very good barrier effect. And along the goat wall, eighteen high towers are erected. Each tall tower has four barrier.
Behind the sheep horse wall, there is the artillery position. It is divided into three large pieces of the left, middle and right, and the position of a artillery. It's just that there are no sheds. Even the box equipped with gunpowder shells is also wrapped in oil cloth. It also digs a half -foot deep drainage ditch around the turret.
Therefore, Shang Yi considers that the rainy season in the south is coming. Dark gunpowder is most afraid of seeing the water. Although the trenches are good, it is easy to accumulate water. Therefore, after the shed, it can ensure that all artillery can fire. It can also be transferred from the trenches and defended behind the goat wall.
It can be said that the two sides have been fully prepared for this battle, so whoever wins and who will be negative can only reveal the dense bottom through the battlefield.
However, Duo Duo can't see the layout of the merchant army, but Shang Yi and the main general of the merchant army can see the situation of the Qing army clearly. After the artillery, I couldn't help but startled, and said, "I can't think there are so many artillery among the Manchu Army." Turned his head and said to Shang Yi: "Oh my god, this is just a civil war in your country, but it is better than European, but it is better than European. The scale of war between any two countries is much larger. ""
At this time, Shang Yi was holding his arms to measure the distance of the Qing army, because the distance between the two sides of the two sides also exceeded G's infrared scanning range. It can only be used to determine the distance with this original method. After amazing, I also wrote lightly: "My dear, you don't need to be so surprised. You must know that China's land is larger than all European countries, and the population is doubled than Europe. War of war like this, except for artillery more than artillery more. Instead, in the history of our country, there is nothing wrong with it? "
Yali Sangluo also let go of the telescope a little discouraged, saying: "Think about it, but now your official position is a governor, but the place under jurisdiction is larger than most European countries. I really have a little bit. I admire your emperor, and can actually rule such a large country. ""
Shang Yi smiled, and said, "Okay, dear, we are here for discussion about the size of the country, and now the horse is about to fight." Turning his head to the commander around him: "The order of the order, the enemy's army’s The artillery position is between 900 and 1,050 steps.
With the presence of Shang Yi's order, the artillery players of each artillery also began to adjust the angle of the artillery according to this distance, and the filling hand also started to fill the ammunition, and some small and medium -sized artillery did not have enough range.
Moving.
"Preparation, fire!"
"Preparation, fire!"
"Preparation, fire!"
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After a busy busy, the signs of the artillery teams shook their order. In the positions of the merchant army, each group of artillery also fired. The huge roar caused a huge shock, as if it was crashing.
One hundred and fifty -one artillery, although for the Qing army, created a record number. In fact, for the Merchant Army, the number of artillery of a division can exceed two hundred.
They are concentrated together, with a total of more than 420 doors. Among them, the most powerful three -inch and six -point bronze cannon has 44 doors, and there are more than 150 artillery that can reach the current range.
At this time, Lu Ji was bombarded, and the shells were like rain, smashing it against the artillery position of the Qing army.
At this time, the artillery position of the Qing army was just ready, but the merchant army fired the artillery first, and some of the artillery shells fell in the artillery position of the Qing army, and some fell in front of the position.
Stiring the soil sand and gravel was flushed away, and the nearby Qing soldiers were injured and injured. After the solid bounced on the ground, they hit the flight in the position of the army.
Fortunately, most of the artillery in the Qing Army position has been erected with the wooden grid block. It is still more effective for the iron sand and iron sand that blocks the flowers and fired.
Although it was bouncing and flew into the formation, the power was reduced by most of the strength, and the wooden grid could block the majority. The actual loss of the Qing army was not great. It was only due to the explosion.
The Qing soldiers went to flutter the fire and changed the wooden grid, because the artillery position was full of gunpowder.
The Gaotai and Hong Chengchou's Gaotai is still more than two hundred steps away from the artillery position. The shells can't hit them, but they also feel that the offensive of the merchant army is aggressive, and Duo also hurriedly ordered to fire and fight immediately.
In fact, he did not need to order that the artillery of the Qing soldiers would not just wait for the beating. At this time, the fireworks of the merchant army were rushing to fill the gunpowder shells, then ignited the lead, and fired the artillery.
However, in this distance, only 53 red artillery can hit the artillery position of the Merchant Army. The cannon is all the goods of soy sauce.
The sheep horse wall made of earth bags stopped. Therefore, the loss caused by the Qing army to the merchant army was also smaller.
The artillery of the two sides opened the fire back and forth, and hit each other for a while. The artillery position of the Jun Army was continuously hit by the opponent's artillery shells and exploded.
In the Qing Dynasty, I do n’t know how many artillery in the merchant military array, but it can also be obviously felt that the other party ’s momentum is larger than itself, and the firepower seems to be fiercer.
many.
I ca n’t see the situation of the opponent, and it also made Duo Duo feel very headache. In fact, Hong Chengchou was the first time that he really played against the merchant army. He also felt very awkward about the war of the opponent. It feels that he faintly remembers that the western missionaries seem to have a tool to see things in the distance. At that time, Hong Chengchou didn't care too much. The Gongbei, it is really useful.