The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 203 Fighting in Chongqing ([-])

The Qing army quickly prepared for the city defense!
It's just that facing the menacing Ming army outside the city, Lai Wenguang, a civil servant who doesn't understand military affairs, still can't help but worry.

"Hu Zongbing, Hu Zongbing, tell me the truth, can this Chongqing hold?"

If he can't keep it, then Lai Wenguang has to prepare in advance how he can die for his country with less pain and more dignity.

The military law of the Qing army was strict. Whether it was a civil servant or a general, once they lost their city or land, they would endanger their families at every turn.

Once there are more than ten thousand people, there is no limit.

The Ming army overwhelming the city outside the city brought indescribable pressure on the city.

Hu Jia grinned, and then spoke confidently.

"Lord Lai, just put your heart in your stomach, there will be no problem!"

"Chongqing is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and its defenses are impenetrable. As long as we defend well, it is impossible for the Ming army to attack the city!"

It is true that there are not many troops in Chongqing city. If it is a field battle, it is estimated that they will not be opponents of the Ming army outside the city.

After all, in the Ming army outside the city, there was a Manchurian Eight Banners soldier.

The defenders in Chongqing have also heard too much bragging about the invincibility of the Eight Banners!

I am afraid of the Manchurian soldiers from the bottom of my heart!
If it was a field battle, there was a high probability that it would collapse if it was charged head-on by the Manchurian soldiers in the Ming army.

But defending the city is different from fighting in the field!
With the city defense as a support, even civilians who have not been trained and have not been on the battlefield.

As long as the guard commanded and dispatched properly, it would be able to stop the enemy's attack.

The most typical example is Jiangyin City!
Yan Yingyuan, Feng Houdun, and Chen Mingyu led the city's almost untrained civilians.

The 24 Qing soldiers commanded by Boluo, Nikan, and Kong Youde, and more than 200 cannons stormed for 81 days.

More than [-] Qing soldiers were killed before and after!
Of course, the water content of this figure is not small!

But insisting on defending the city for 81 days is an irrefutable reality!

It can be seen that in the siege battle, the advantage of the defending side is great.

As long as the defenders don't want to surrender and want to conquer a fortified city, unless they have an absolute superiority in force, the possibility is unlikely.

When Hu Jia said this, he was quite confident.

"As long as we can persist for a while, the imperial court will be able to dispatch troops from Guanzhong, Huguang, and Yungui to suppress the rebellion, and we will reinforce them!"

"At that time, we will defend Chongqing and wait for the court to reward us for our merits. This will be a great achievement!"

Lai Wenguang nodded and said.

"It's good if you can hold it, it's good if you can hold it!"

"..."

Preparations for the defense of the city are in full swing in the city.

The Ming army outside the city is also preparing to attack the city!
A ladder, a well rail, a shield car, and a Lvgong car were made in a hurry.

Inside and outside the city is in full swing!
War is imminent!
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Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom boom boom!

The drums of war sounded like thunder!

The army formation of the Ming army moved, and a crowd of people shouted to kill, waved weapons, and pushed siege equipment, and flocked to Chongqing City.

A ladder, a battering ram, a well rail, and Lu Gong's car are heading towards the city wall!

boom!Boom!

This is the Qing army's city defense artillery firing!

Thick gunpowder smoke suddenly rose from the top of the city, and the shells seemed to be free of money, and they were thrown at the Ming army who was about to attack the city.

The cannonball landed, tumbling and spinning, and released its kinetic energy wantonly, smashing big holes on the ground, and the sand flew up.

With a loud bang, a cannonball hit a ladder truck, and incidentally also hit a soldier of the Ming army.

In just an instant, the ladder truck collapsed into pieces of wood all over the ground.

The upper body of the soldier of the Ming army who was hit by the shell instantly turned into a blood mist and fleshy paste.

Several shield vehicles were also hit by shells!

However, the shield car was covered with cowhide, wet quilts, and the plywood of the shield car was filled with sand.

Although it is very heavy when pushed, the ability to resist shelling is still good!
The shell hit the shield car, and the shield car smashed into pieces in an instant.

But it also removes the kinetic energy carried by the shells!

Some of the people pushing the shield cart were shocked to death on the spot, and some were tied into hedgehogs by the broken pieces of wood from the shield cart.

However, with the shield car as a buffer, most of the people behind the shield car are still alive.

The Ming army continued to attack forward, and the siege equipment was getting closer and closer to the city wall!

boom!Boom!

This is the artillery in the Ming army array firing back.

The shells of the heavy siege artillery smashed viciously on the city wall, and the masonry layer outside the city wall quickly shattered, and the broken stone and bricks fell down in a rustle.

The rammed earth in the masonry was exposed!
Ancient city walls are divided into brick walls and earth walls. As the name suggests, earth walls are rammed earth walls.

In terms of brick walls, they are actually rammed earth walls covered with bricks.

In other words, rammed earth is the main body of the ancient city walls.

It is not so easy for solid shells to smash down the city wall in the rammed earth layer of more than ten meters.

Some shells landed on the top of the city, splashing a large amount of masonry debris, and the Qing army and civilian husbands defending the city were beaten to death.

Some shells went over the wall and landed in the city.

The shells rolled and twirled, turning houses into ruins.

There were even red-hot shells shot into the city, trying to have the effect of arson.

However, the air humidity in Chongqing is relatively high, and when the red-hot shells hit the ground, there can only be bursts of smoke. It is also difficult to ignite the building.

The battlefield is extremely lively!

The sound of guns is rumbling, and the smoke is filled!
The shouts and screams of the soldiers on both sides continued to resound without stopping.

The soldiers of the Ming army finally rushed to the city of Chongqing despite the huge casualties from the shelling.

It's just that they haven't had time to attack yet!

There was a rain of arrows falling from the top of the city!
Arrows crossed a beautiful parabola and shot at the Ming army below the city.

puff!puff!
The sound of arrows piercing into flesh kept ringing out, and even though the Ming soldiers below the city held their shields, they fell to the ground in pieces.

The arrows were firmly nailed to the shield, and from time to time, a few arrows would shoot in from the gaps in the shield, piercing through the human body, and blood would shoot out.

The screams kept ringing!

The Ming army was also fighting back. The archers formed a square formation, bent their bows and set arrows non-stop, and shot at the Qing army on the top of the city.

Both sides have casualties!

However, due to the terrain, the Qing army fired condescendingly, which had a great advantage.

At the same time, the rolling logs and stones at the top of the city also began to throw towards the bottom of the city.

The soldiers of the Ming army were smashed to the ground, and the screams kept ringing out.

However, the most frightening thing is not rolling logs and stones, nor bows and arrows, but the golden juice that has been boiled very viscous and exudes a thick and foul smell.

The golden juice was poured on the head, and the soldiers of the Ming army under the hot city let out screams.

Some people were thought to be scalded to death, while others were just scalded!
But just being scalded is not necessarily lucky!

Gold juice is boiled dung water, with arsenic and lime added in it, and if it touches a little bit, the wound will fester and become inflamed.

Then struggled and screamed in pain, and finally lost his life!
With the medical conditions of this era, being scalded by golden juice has a high probability of being incurable!

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The first three chapters, Chapter 4 is being coded.

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