On the south city wall of Xuanfu Town.
Yan Yingyuan held the bow in his left hand and the arrow in his right hand, and looked at the aggressive Jiannu without any fear.
He shouted loudly: "Everyone, a real man in troubled times should serve the country and the people. The Jiannu entered the pass and plundered the people of the Ming Dynasty, robbed the Ming Dynasty of its money and food, and killed your relatives and friends."
"Today's battle involves national hatred and family feuds."
"Your Majesty promised that if you kill a Jiannu, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
"This battle is to repay the emperor's kindness and save the people."
"Everyone, today's battle will not end until one dies!"
As this sentence was spread, the whole Xuanfu Town fell into excitement. Killing one person could earn ten taels of silver, and although the reward would be shared equally with others, it was still too much.
“Fight until death!”
The Ming troops on the south city wall shouted in unison. In their eyes, it was not the Jiannu who were attacking the city, but the huge piles of silver.
"Fight until death!" The Ming army on the east city wall, led by Lieutenant General Li, shouted loudly.
Before the Ming army finished speaking, the Jiannu launched a charge!
The first to charge are the artillerymen. They will drive horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts into the range of the cannons and set up artillery positions as quickly as possible.
Yan Yingyuan immediately ordered the messenger: "Pass the order, the Red Barbarian Cannon and the Divine Power General Cannon fire at the enemy artillery positions."
The messenger was stunned for a moment, then immediately passed the order on.
boom!
Two red cannons and eight Shenwei general cannons fired at the same time.
The moment the cannon was fired, the sky darkened and the earth and the city walls shook uncontrollably.
As the most powerful firearm of this era, a salvo of fire not only brought casualties, but also boosted the morale of the troops and deterred the enemy.
Eight iron bullets were fired out simultaneously.
Since the artillery range and the landing point of the shells were measured in advance, the hit rate of the first round of artillery was quite good.
Of the eight projectiles, two hit the enemy's position, and one directly hit the gun, destroying the Red Cannon.
The Jiannu artillery was not affected. They placed bags of sand in front of the artillery for defense, while quickly unloading the trucks, adjusting the angle of the artillery and loading gunpowder.
At the same time as the Jiannu artillery was dispatched, the infantry also began to charge.
They need to rush to the bottom of the city wall in the shortest time possible, only in this way can they reduce the damage caused by artillery.
Just as the red cannon on the city wall was reloading, the Jiannu siege troops had already arrived within the range of the remaining artillery.
Yan Yingyuan calmly ordered: "The Red Cannon only needs to suppress the enemy's artillery positions and does not need to participate in the battle. The rest of the artillery is not allowed to fire without my order."
"Ah?" Not only the messenger, but even Ding Yi and Zhang Feng were stunned.
Ding Yi asked hurriedly: "Master Yan, why don't you fire the cannon?"
"Wait!" Yan Yingyuan did not explain anything, but stared at the charging Jiannu team with narrowed eyes.
"Not good!" Duoduo, who was watching the battle from a distance, clenched his fists, "The Ming army didn't even fire at this distance!"
"What's wrong? It's a good thing that no one fired!" Hauge looked confused.
In his opinion, there were only two reasons why the Ming army did not fire. The first was that they were so frightened that they forgot to fire, and the second was that most of the artillery was placed on the east wall and there was no time to move it to the south of the city.
Duoduo was no longer in the mood to despise Haoge. He leaped out of the mound on his horse and rushed towards the direction of the siege reserve troops at high speed.
He had to adjust the battle plan according to the actual situation, and using messengers to convey orders would be too time-consuming.
Seeing this, the herald and the other bodyguards immediately followed.
At this time, the Jiannu siege vanguard troops had reached a position four or five hundred meters away from the city wall.
"Lord Yan, what are you waiting for?" Ding Yi held the Rumi gun, his face full of anxiety.
The Ming army's artillery had different ranges. Except for the Red Cannon, most of the ranges were between three hundred and five hundred meters. Normally, they should have opened fire at this time.
"Have all the artillery positions been raised?" Yan Yingyuan did not answer, but asked instead.
"It's raised!" Ding Yi didn't understand why, but he still answered honestly.
"That's good!" Yan Yingyuan used his clairvoyance to scan the Jiannu Red Barbarian artillery position, and then looked at the charging infantry.
"Pass the order, when the enemy advances 200 steps (300 meters), all artillery pieces are loaded with large solid bullets and fired at the wheels of the trench bridge. Then switch to paper-wrapped bullets (paper is used to wrap the projectiles, so they can be fired at negative angles), and when the enemy has built the trench bridge, fire at the ladders across the bridge!"
"The enemy advances 70 steps, the Rumi gunners fire in unison! Remember, you must fire in unison!"
"The enemy advances fifty steps, and the rest of the muskets, Portuguese guns, bows and crossbows can fire freely!"
"Also, get the kerosene, tung oil, and rolling logs and stones ready!"
boom!
The soldier operating the artillery lit the fuse, and solid iron balls rushed out of the barrel and shot towards the charging Jiannu.
With the level of the Ming army's artillery, it was difficult to use solid bullets to hit moving objects. After all, the projectiles were only so big, and the damage still depended on kinetic energy.
But due to the sheer numbers, the wheels of two of the eight trench bridges were broken.
The remaining bullets shot into the crowd, and a blood mist rose in an instant.
The Eight Banners soldiers who were hit by the shells had no time to cry out in pain and were directly sent back to their hometown to see their ancestors. Unfortunately, the casualties were limited because the formation was not tight.
After the wheels of the trench bridge were broken, the speed of the siege team's charge suddenly slowed down.
There are no spare wheels on the battlefield, and even if there are, there is no time to change them.
"Charge! Fight with the Ming army!" Led by two captains, they lifted up the moat bridge with all their strength, roared, and rushed towards the moat with heavy steps.
Bang bang bang!
The Rumi gun led by Ding Yi opened fire. This was the Ming army's bird gun with the longest range and the greatest power, without a doubt.
Even wearing double armor, he could not withstand the power of the Rumi gun.
The double armor was already heavy, and the fact that they were holding the trench bridge slowed them down even further. The Eight Banners soldiers who were holding the trench bridge became sitting ducks and were named one by one by Ding Yi's Rumi gunners.
The bodies fell one after another.
The soldiers following the other six trench bridges were now fifty steps away. They raised their weapons and began to fight back.
Light artillery, Portuguese arquebuses, muskets, and bows and crossbows kept firing.
Bullets rained down from the sky, leaving a hole in your body.
The defenders on the city were not often wearing armor, and from time to time someone would fall to the ground, covering his wounds and screaming in agony.
But soon, someone dragged the injured down from the city wall, and the replacements picked up weapons and shot outside.
Bang!
The Jiannu's red cannon opened fire.
Most of the shells hit the city wall, causing it to shake and raise dust. A few shells hit the battlements, causing the bricks to shake and become unstable.
Only a small number of shells flew into the city and hit civilian houses, causing unknown casualties.
Taking advantage of the gap when the Red Cannon was firing, six trench bridges were pushed into the moat. Everyone pulled the rope hard to unfold the other half of the trench bridge.
Six floating bridges were successfully built!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
