The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 225 Humen Artillery Battle!

boom!Boom!

There were bursts of violent shelling at the port, and the flames formed by the artillery firing in the dark night were extremely conspicuous.

The flower bomb landed in the port, sending out a rumbling explosion!
Amidst the continuous explosions and the charge of Zheng Jun's sailors.

The Portuguese soldiers in the cannon finally couldn't hold on anymore.

"retreat!"

"retreat!"

"Back to the cathedral!"

"..."

Under the command of the commander, the Portuguese soldiers withdrew from the fortress and moved towards St. Paul's Cathedral in Macau.

The focus of the Portuguese's defense in Macau was the fortress, but it does not mean that they had no other defense facilities except the fortress.

They also built a half-Chinese and half-Western-style fortress building with a bastion and a city wall in Macau.

Small in size, but should have good defense.

The purpose of building the fortress was to defend the town hall and cathedral after the fall of the Fort.

The loss of the Fortress is a foregone conclusion, and the Portuguese will naturally not insist on smashing at the Fortress.

It is a normal operation to retreat to the cathedral area to reorganize the defense.

……

As the Portuguese voluntarily retreated, the Ming army established control of the Fort.

A large number of marine troops began to land from the port and assembled towards the cannon.

The heavy artillery and large-caliber mortars used to attack the city were also transported off the ship, ready to be used to attack the fortress of Macau.

Zhu Hongyu also set foot on the land of Macau himself.

Behind him is the Liberation Army that is rapidly gathering after landing.

Zheng Chenggong also put on a mountain armor and landed under the escort of his personal guards.

The progress of the Ming army continues!
On the one hand, they are preparing to attack the cathedral and the city hall, and on the other hand, they have dispatched men to attack the Bugarao Cannon Factory
As long as the Ming army can take down the Bukalao Cannon Factory, even if this attack cannot finally conquer the whole of Macau.

This wave also belongs to blood earning!
A Bugarao Cannon Factory can enhance the ordnance manufacturing and research and development capabilities of a large Ming army.

In the eyes of Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong, those skilled cannon-casting craftsmen are the most valuable wealth!
It is worth more than the whole of Macau!

……

On the other side, the news that the Fortress was captured almost alarmed all the Portuguese in Macau.

The governor and mayor, as well as the bishop of Macau and other big figures, were all awakened from their sleep by the sudden sound of artillery.

Then they got the bad news of the fall of the fort from the commander.

"It's British!"

"It's the despicable and shameless British who joined forces with the sinister Ming people to attack us!"

The commander accused the British of despicableness hoarsely.

"What should I do next?"

The governor's face was full of sadness.

The loss of the Fortress almost means that Macau's defense force has been cut in half.

If the "Mingying Allied Forces" continue to attack the Macau Fortress.

There is a high probability that the Macau Fortress will not be able to defend!

The archbishop kept crossing his chest, praying silently in his heart.

"May the Almighty bless us..."

The commander spoke.

"We can ask the Tartars in Canton for help!"

"In the past few years, we have maintained a very good trade relationship with His Excellency King Pingnan County of the Tatars."

"If we ask the Tatars for help, I think the prince will be willing to help us for the sake of money."

"Especially, not only the British are here, but also the Ming fleet!"

"The Tatars and the Ming Dynasty are mortal enemies!"

The commander opened his mind.

Since the British could bring the Ming fleet to attack Macau, why couldn't they also bring the Tatar Qing into the arena?

The Governor nodded.

"very good!"

"Send someone to Guangzhou for help now!"

"Hopefully we can hold on until then!"

……

On the other side, Humen Fortress!

The fleet of the Ming army flew the British Mi Ziqi flag and arrived outside the Humen Fort in the dark.

The fleet faced the enemy broadside, lined up, and aimed at the Humen Fort with a salvo!
The sound of rumbling guns almost covered everything.

One after another, the shells kept falling on the fort, and the smashed earth and rocks splashed.

Fortunately, the Qing army had fortifications to rely on, otherwise they would have been finished!
The Qing army stationed at the Humen Fort was instantly stunned!

Okay, why was it bombarded?
Participating general Huang Zhongyuan showed an anxious look on his face, and ordered the fort defenders to prepare to fight back.

"Assemble! Assemble!"

"Quickly reload the cannon, fight back for me, hit me hard!"

"..."

boom!Boom!

Rumbling cannons sounded one after another, and the forts of the Qing army began to fight back.

One after another, the shells seemed to be free of money, and they were fired towards the pitch-black sea.

In the fierce artillery battle between the two sides, the fleet of the Ming army would be hit by the shelling of the Qing army from time to time, and then there would be casualties.

Speaking of combat effectiveness, the current Humen Fort is much stronger than the Humen Fort during the Duck War!
In terms of fortifications, they are all open-air fort fortifications!
No difference!
In terms of artillery, the Humen Fort 200 years later and the current Humen Fort use front-mounted smoothbore guns.

There is no essential difference!
Even the quality of the Qing army's artillery and gunpowder shells in this era is better than that of 200 years later.

There are even many grandpa cannons of this era, which were used by the Qing army until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

It hasn't been changed in 200 years!

As for the gunners, the gunners of the Qing army in this era are all elites from decades of chaotic warfare, and their experience and artillery skills are top-notch.

It's much better than that group of trash during the Duck War!
Therefore, the result of this Humen artillery battle was not ideal for the Ming side.

The forts and warships of the two sides clashed. Although the Ming army had more ships and more guns, it still failed to gain the upper hand.

During the war with Duck Pieces, the British fleet was so powerful that it brutally abused the Qing army, the gap was quite large!

But it is not incomprehensible!
The Qing army during the Duck War and the current Qing army are two different species.

Ma Xin stood at the bow of the ship and continued to direct the firing.

"Fire, don't scatter, concentrate firepower and knock out one of Qinglu's firepower first!"

"Solid bullets are useless, use flowering bullets instead, use flowering bullets!"

With the order issued, the artillery of the Ming army began to switch to flower bombs!

Different from direct firing of solid bullets, which rely on the kinetic energy of the shell to kill the enemy, explosive bullets mainly rely on the fragments and shock waves generated after the explosion to kill the enemy.

This also makes it possible for a gun with the same gun caliber and the same amount of charge to open the flower shell and raise the muzzle at a certain angle in exchange for range.

As for raising the muzzle, it will reduce the kinetic energy of the shell and affect the power of the shell.

That doesn't matter, the flower bomb doesn't rely on kinetic energy to kill the enemy!
boom!Boom!

The sound of cannons rang out continuously, and the recoil from the continuous firing of the Ming army's heavy artillery caused the warship to roll from side to side.

One after another, the bombs fell towards the top of the Qing army's fort, as if they didn't want money.

call out!shhhhh!

There are constantly flowering warheads facing down, falling on the fort of the Qing army.

A Qing soldier watched helplessly as a shell fell in front of him, and the bullet pierced fiercely into the ground.

But most of the tail is exposed to the air.

The Qing army soldier stared at the Ming army's flowering ammunition curiously, a little confused as to what it was.

Why are the shells long?

Wouldn't the long shells hit the ground?
Can it still roll up and cause damage?
Just as he was bewildered, the fuse of the flower bomb burned out.

The gunpowder loaded in the warhead was ignited!

With a bang, a group of violent flames exploded, and the impact and fragments swept around.

Rumbling explosions sounded!
(End of this chapter)