The Shenwei Dajiangjun Cannon was the name given by Emperor Chongzhen to the Red Cannon in Beijing.
This gun has a long range and high accuracy. By adjusting the shooting angle and the amount of gunpowder, it can achieve accurate shooting in conjunction with the front sight and rear sight.
With a loud bang, the gunner operating the Shenwei Dajiangjun cannon was killed on the spot!
Fortunately, there were sandbags nearby and no one else was injured or killed.
Lieutenant General Li quickly saw the problem.
The bursting of the barrel was caused by the artillery firing continuously without cooling down in time.
He touched the cannon next to him and yelled, "Slow down, you f**king gunners! Don't let your guns explode again!"
But as soon as he finished saying this, he sat on the barrel of a cannon and shouted to the soldier in charge of operating it: "Hurry up and light it for me and blow them to death! I will live and die with the cannon!"
Having learned the lesson just now, half of the artillery temporarily stopped firing and began to cool down the artillery and clean the barrel.
The Shun army under the city suddenly felt the pressure relieved. They immediately rushed forward and attacked the city wall again.
These people were like ants, facing the huge city wall, prying at each brick and tile, digging at each stone and soil.
In short, as long as they dug a hole in the city wall, they could rush in and do whatever they wanted.
Without the protection of the wet quilt, the Shun army once again experienced the power of the earth-shaking mines and the small ten thousand enemies.
The wet cloth on their mouths and noses had long since turned into dry cloth due to the temperature.
Wave after wave of charging soldiers were blown to death, burned to death, suffocated to death, or even crushed to death.
Everyone fought hard.
The people outside were trying their best to rush in, and the people inside were trying their best to block.
Li Zicheng looked at the battlefield from afar, waved his right hand and ordered: "Zongmin, there are fewer troops in front of Xizhimen, send another 5,000 people to attack the city!"
He must capture Beijing!
This is not only for political purposes, but also for economic purposes.
Why did the Ming court call them bandits?
What is a bandit?
Bandits, thieves who roam around!
Why are they wandering here?
Because there is no money.
To put it bluntly, any war is about money.
The Shun army had tens to hundreds of thousands of troops, and they consumed a huge amount of food just for eating every day.
This does not include military pay, which will be a huge expense if the military pay is included.
When they started the rebellion, they called for equal distribution of land and exemption of grain, which left them with no income. In order to maintain the army, they had to find ways to get money and food.
So they could only rob as they walked.
At first they only robbed officials, wealthy families and landlords, but later they robbed everyone wherever they went.
As the territory gets bigger, the space available for grabbing gets smaller.
This time, he set his sights on Beijing.
The Ming court operated here for more than two hundred years, so this place must be extremely rich.
If Beijing cannot be captured, Dashun’s treasury will be out of money and will face a catastrophic disaster!
"There are too few troops in front of Fuchengmen, send two thousand people to support!" Li Zicheng gave the order again.
The fighting on and below the city walls continued.
The Shun army, relying on their numerical superiority, fired back at the city walls and lifted bricks from the walls. The Ming army, relying on their superior terrain and weapons, smashed, blew up, burned and smoked the Shun army!
Countless Ming soldiers were hit by stray arrows and bullets, and screams could be heard from the top of the city walls.
Some of the injured Ming soldiers continued to fight, while others were dragged into the city for treatment by the people behind them, and the vacant positions were quickly filled.
The Shun army under the city fell down in large numbers. Some got up and joined the battle again, while others lay on the ground twitching and seemed to be dying.
With the help of firearms, killing has become easier and faster.
The Shun troops fired at the city walls with firearms, trying their best to provide cover for the friendly troops under the walls.
The Ming army on the city wall, under the cover of the battlements, threw down anything that could kill the enemy.
As figures moved forward, a ladder was erected on the city wall.
The Shun army below climbed up desperately and reached the battlements of the city wall in the blink of an eye.
A Ming soldier threw a grenade in his hand and was hacked to death by a knife-wielding Shun soldier.
The grenade exploded on the city wall with a bang, and the nearby defenders fled to the bottom.
During this brief gap, five or six Shun troops climbed up the ladders in fear.
They returned and started chopping and hacking at anyone they saw.
A hole was instantly torn in the heavily defended city wall.
The weapons used by the defenders include bows and crossbows, firearms, or some throwing weapons.
Faced with these five or six Shun soldiers holding shields in their left hands and knives in their right hands, they were really at a loss for a moment.
Seeing that more and more people were climbing up the ladders, a Ming army soldier stood up.
He dropped the crossbow in his hand and rushed forward with a roar.
The opponent swung his sword and cut on his armor.
He took advantage of inertia to grab the Shun soldier around the waist and jumped off the city wall.
Seeing this, others followed suit, and a dozen guards gathered together and pushed these people out.
If you can’t push them, just hug each other and jump down.
The soldiers who fell from the city wall hit the densely packed Shun army below, killing and injuring several people. Seeing this, the Ming army soldiers closed their eyes in relief.
"Push the ladder down!"
"No need to push, the kerosene is coming!"
As kerosene was added to the battlefield again, the Shun army under the city was once again engulfed in flames and smoke.
Amid the piercing screams, countless Shun troops rushed into the moat wailing, hoping that the river water could extinguish the flames on their bodies.
But as soon as the flames on his body were extinguished, he was met with a barrage of arrows and bullets from the Ming army.
The huge moat, whose clear water had settled overnight, soon turned deep red again.
There were shouts of killing everywhere. The Shun army finally reached the top of the city, but was driven down by the Ming army in the blink of an eye.
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