The earth is trembling, as if the sky is burning, everything in front of you is galloping, and the dull roar makes people's eardrums shatter. People can't breathe, and the boiling Lijiabao floats in an instant, as if floating in smoke, very
Unreal feeling.
A gust of wind hit, and people couldn't open their eyes. What happened? It was Emperor Guan who was furious, and a huge roar came from the soles of his feet. Lijiabao was like a wild horse galloping loose, with mountains roaring and tsunamis overwhelming mountains and seas.
The air waves stirred up thousands of layers of dust.
Before anyone could calm down, three blue flares emitted a strange roar and shot towards the sky above Lijiabao.
boom!
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thundering artillery shells have pierced the sky, the rushing smoke obscures people's eyes, and the sky above Lijiabao is filled with gunpowder smoke.
Xun Xi held up the telescope and remained motionless. If Xun Xi was usually an artillery person, now he completely changed his appearance and imitated Li Guolou's profundity. There was no expression of joy, anger or sorrow, and he stood majestically at the artillery position, with a cloud of smoke in front of him.
The observer on the control tower reluctantly put down the two flags in his hands. He could not guide the cannon in the direction because the smoke was too heavy.
Has the wall of Lijiabao collapsed? The Qing commanders were waiting anxiously. They couldn’t see clearly. Every round, dozens of shells flew across the sky, making people applaud. The clouds of smoke in their sight were filled with blood.
and meat, blowing the enemy into pieces. The probability of survival of those hiding on the top of the city was too low. The tower on the top of the city had disappeared, and in the flying dust, the whizzing shells poured towards Lijiabao.
Wave after wave of artillery rain.
"Okay! Fuck you!" The soldiers hiding in the forward position finally saw clearly the city wall of Lijiabao. A large section of the collapsed city wall had turned into a slope, and the buildings in Lijiabao City were vaguely visible.
On the battlefield, Xu Zhanbiao could not help but boast: "Master Li, my engineers are the best, and the artillery is the icing on the cake."
It was also the first time that Li Guolou saw the power of Nobel's new explosive. He did not develop it independently. Instead, he bought the patent rights of the new explosive from Nobel through the middleman French Minister Vetoma. The money that should be spent still had to be spent, so
This idea of self-reliance and painstaking innovation will waste countless energy and manpower, and even cost the precious lives of scientific researchers.
People in the Qing Dynasty liked to be opportunistic and refused to pay patent fees. But he was different. He accepted new Western ideas and paid inventors. Although he was not recognized by the Chinese people and there was no reward, no one said that he had done good things for the Qing Dynasty.
On the contrary, some people think that he spent 280,000 silver to buy back a few pieces of paper, which is really not worth the gain. They think that the Qing arsenal can make explosives, and Nobel's new explosives are of little use.
Thinking of the hardships and helplessness of the Qing Dynasty's restructuring, Li Guolou felt sad and replied dryly: "Deputy Marshal Xu, the loess explosives you used, but I brought them, are much more powerful than the black explosives. Knowledge is combat effectiveness.
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"Oh! Really? I think they are right. Next time we use two kinds of explosives to compare the two city gates." Xu Zhanbiao refused to give in, and in his heart he hoped that Li Guolou would continue to provide support to the Northwest Army. He was deeply affected by explosives.
The problem is that the explosives are not powerful enough. Many times a castle has to dig tunnels several times and blast them continuously. This is because the explosives are not powerful enough.
Li Guolou glared fiercely and said: "Deputy Commander Xu, if it weren't for my support, tens of thousands more of you would have died. I fully support you, and you deserve to be granted the title of baron."
Hearing that Li Guolou accidentally exposed his dark heart, Xu Zhanbiao chuckled evilly. With this little virtue, the young man was greedy and his purpose of coming to the Northwest was finally exposed.
Li Guolou's promotion speed has violated the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty. The official assessment cycle is three years, and there are a total of eighteen levels. According to the normal promotion speed, it would take three years at the fastest. But who said he would be favored?
?Waiting for him was to be promoted to four levels in a row and add a knighthood. Seeing the power of loess explosives made him even more crazy. He had never felt a sense of accomplishment before, and he couldn't help but feel a little frivolous, which exposed the young man's ambition.
The civil servants were more reserved than others, so Li Guolou was a little carried away at that moment, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and kept his face solemn, holding up the telescope and watching the dust rising above Lijiabao.
The sharp roars were heard endlessly, and many people couldn't help but cover their ears. The yellow earth under their feet was trembling, and it was only when you were there that you felt the meaning of life.
The returning troops were hiding in the corner of the city, at a loss as artillery shells exploded around them. They wanted to fight back but could not see the enemy. But seeing a large section of the city wall collapsed was frightening. The defenders and artillery in large sections had disappeared.
, I kept asking, what should I do next? Where is the commander? Where is the artillery? Where are the comrades? The returning army was bombarded by artillery and had no organization, and was often on the verge of despair.
Boom! The head rolled down to his feet from nowhere.
"Pah!" An unknown hand hit him on the face.
"Hey!" Why are my ears bleeding?
"Ah!" My feet are gone.
Shrapnel flew across the sky, and the returning troops buried in the rubble were wailing. No one came to save them, and no one was seen running on the city walls.
Cao Kezhong was a wild and unrestrained man who had a happy night. He was awakened by the deafening bombardment before he even got up. He walked to the courtyard with his pants lifted and shouted: "Gather, gather! Emergency gathering."
Soldiers from the barracks under his command jumped out from everywhere, lining up in disheveled clothes. They hated the Qing army for not choosing a good time to fight, and the genius was so bright that no one could survive.
While Cao Kezhong was arranging his clothes, he was waiting for a herald to come and report the battle situation to him, but no one came in from outside the compound. The panicked look of his men made him hate it, and he cursed: "Why are you panicking? It's just a bombardment to scare people."
I have seen a lot. When the barrel of the cannon is hot, the cannon full of dogs will stop. Tao Maolin, you lead a team to the west of the city, and I will go to the east of the city. Why doesn't Zhang Hua send a herald?"
Zhang Hua was on duty in the east of the city yesterday and should report to him in case of emergencies. Therefore, Cao Kezhong looked at the gate of the courtyard with some dissatisfaction.
A puff of smoke filled the city gate. Tao Maolin waved his hand impatiently and shouted: "First whistle, second whistle, follow me."
Cao Kezhong and Tao Maolin each led more than 200 soldiers, split up, and headed straight to the city in the smoke.
All the people on the streets of Lijiabao were soldiers. Old and young, carrying swords and spears, all ran towards the city. The woman who was making out in bed just now also went to the battlefield with a spear. Many of these women, as well as civilians, were
People who were kidnapped will always bow to reality. Now they have all joined the army and dedicated their lives for the noble cause.
This war is no longer fought between two armies. The Hui people mobilized their whole families, including the elderly, women and children. Many old, weak, sick and disabled people who had no strength to fight committed suicide one after another, just not to drag down their families and them.
It already feels like there is no hope in life. The people in the old base areas of the Hui people have long been brainwashed. In their eyes, the Qing army is the devil.
The war was so cruel and ruthless. What was supposed to be a war between two armies turned into a war involving all the people. This is one of the reasons why the Qing army would brutally kill. Qing soldiers had precedents of being killed by civilians and even women and children. The so-called guerrilla tactics were
It will have the consequences of massacring civilians. How to distinguish between enemy troops and civilians? A nation where even children are killing people with knives has fallen off the track of war and turned into a massacre. The essence of war is killing, and the two sides have already killed each other so hard that they are indistinguishable.
, it is a fantasy to want to find justice in the killing.
Lijiabao is a large fortress with a population of more than 7,000. More than half of the population has become soldiers. Even the women are boiling water and cooking for the soldiers. The Qing army, which originally worked together to defend the Qing army, still has illusions.
With their concerted efforts to defend their hometown, they were able to block the invasion of the Qing army. However, the loud rumbling noise in the early morning frightened them. The tall city wall collapsed instantly, and hundreds of artillery shells poured down. The city gate became the hardest hit area, and even the barbican city was also affected.
Falling down with a rumble.
The teams that were organized and sustained suddenly collapsed, especially the women's organizations. The women who boiled water for cooking were so frightened that they crawled and fled home. Some people were still struggling to hold on, and some were missing.
Some injured people were wailing, and thick smoke billowed from the messy city gate.
When Cao Kezhong brought the soldiers from his own barracks to the east city gate, he knew it was over. Even the barbican city was in ruins. He asked the living guards and found that Zhang Hua was nowhere to be seen. He was afraid that his body was gone. The city walls he relied on to defend the city had turned into rubble.
Same, torn apart.
What to do? What to do? Cao Kezhong was still thinking about the second battle plan in his mind. The bombardment stopped instantly. Just as he was about to speak, the horn of the Charge sounded and the Qing army's siege began.
boom!
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The stopped artillery sounded again, and the Qing army's artillery extended into the city, blasting wildly in the air, destroying the residents' houses, and many wooden houses began to burn.
Cao Kezhong wanted to command the battle, but when he looked around, he saw that the returning soldiers were fighting on their own. They had climbed up the damaged city and shot at the advancing Qing army. Cao Kezhong was quite excited. There were such brave soldiers and the dilapidated Lijiabao.
It can also withstand the siege of the Qing army.
boom!
A cannonball hit a returnee who fired a gun on the city wall, turning this brave returnee into cannon fodder in an instant. The Qing howitzer group began to move forward, dragging it from a thousand meters away to
At 900 meters, it was still moving forward, and it was much closer, already 800 meters away from the city gate.
The small copper cannons followed the charging troops forward, hitting wherever the cannon pointed. The power of each copper cannon was huge, and the power of the explosion turned the area within ten meters into a dead end. The returning troops who were hiding on the top of the city and fired, as long as
He showed his head, and shells were fired at him shortly.
boom!
The shells landed impartially on the corners of the city wall. Two returning soldiers hiding here were loading bullets. The two of them looked at each other and said goodbye to their comrades. See you in heaven.
Boom! Boom!
When the artillery of the Qing army searched for targets and fired, each bronze cannon played its best role. The bronze cannon was a front-loading shell. The gunner used one thumb to measure the distance. There was a screw wrench on the gun mount to adjust the distance and angle.
Light the fuse and fire. They all squat on the ground to reduce the target. There are infantry soldiers standing beside them. One is to search for the target. They can also guide the artillery in the direction of shooting. The other function is to block bullets for the artillery.
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At this time, artillery was loved by all, and an artilleryman was worth more than a sentry. When the Qing soldiers fought against battalion officers, the sentry would also climb the city as a suicide squad, but they would never use artillery to do unnecessary things.
Sacrifice. Even if you charge, there are infantry to protect the safety of the artillery. If the infantry standing next to the artillery falls to the ground, another infantry will immediately take over.
The Qing army fired in volleys, holding Mauser guns high and shooting at the top of the city. A dozen Qing soldiers pushing ladders hid under wet quilts and charged in the rain with zero bullets!
The slope in front of me was splashed with water in many places, and some solidified blood, shining with a cold and slippery light. It was obviously not easy to climb up the slope.
In front of you is a low wall. The low wall is actually not high. It only reaches about a person's chest, but it is very solid. There is a slope in front of the low wall. Counting the slope, the wall is actually as high as two feet. In front of this low wall, there is enough
There are three trenches. The first two trenches are not bad. Although they are half a foot wide and half a foot deep, and the bottom is full of sharp wooden thorns, the key is the third trench, which is one foot deep and one foot wide.
Not only was it full of spikes, but the front of the trench was also lined with layers of horseback and sharp wooden stakes. This was the biggest difficulty the Qing army had to overcome before climbing the city wall.
The Qing army built a fortification in front of this piece of rubble and started a direct battle with the returning troops on the top of the city, shooting back and forth.
Now the low wall has been beaten to pieces by shelling, but it still seriously hinders the progress of the Qing army. Behind the Qing army, a large number of longmen carrying sandbags appeared, a total of two to three thousand people. They used bags of sandbags layered on top of each other.
, forged a road, and even built simple fort fortifications.
Soon the frontline commanders, chieftain Peng Dingyue and chieftain Mo Baoguo, had arrived here to direct the battle. The simple fortifications surrounded by sandbags just covered their figures.