The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 229 Fort Attack
The only downside is that it takes too long!
From the preparation of the attack to the formation of the trench fortifications, the time required cannot be short.

The reason why the preparations for the Ming army's attack on the Macau Fortress could be completed so quickly was because the scale of the Macau Fortress was actually very small.

The offensive surface available to deploy forces is narrow.

It doesn't take long to dig the trenches. The engineering troops of the Liberation Army can work hard for half a night!
The person in charge of directing the offensive battle was General Hu Dinggao of the Restoration Army.

He is an old senior general!
Starting from the mine in Luzon, he was one of Zhu Hongyu's right-hand men.

Now he is also the head of several main regiments of the Liberation Army!

While doing his usual work, he is also learning the methods and skills of commanding line operations from the military officer academy established by Zhu Hongyu.

After more than a year of study and practice, Hu Dinggao can definitely be regarded as a qualified line combat commander.

In order to command this battle, Hu Dinggao came to the front line in the first battle of the Liberation Army's frontal attack on the bastion fortress.

He wanted to record everything that happened on the battlefield in detail, and then report it to Zhu Hongyu.

If any problems are found, it is best to improve them in time!

Today's Liberation Army is full of vigor from top to bottom, and it will never be vague when it is time to improve.

Finally, the attack begins!

The heavy artillery of the Liberation Army began to roar!
A round of shells seemed to be free of money, and they were fired towards the Macau Fortress.

boom!Boom!

The shells hit the walls of the fortress, and the bricks and stones fell rustlingly, exposing the rammed earth layer inside.

The thick layer of rammed earth provides quite good protection against solid shells.

The shells are embedded in the rammed earth layer and cannot bounce up to cause damage!
The Portuguese did not fight back, but unilaterally endured heavy artillery fire coverage like a storm.

The reason is simple. The Portuguese were afraid that once they fired back, the artillery positions would be exposed.

The Portuguese know that the artillery power of the Liberation Army now has an absolute advantage.

Once the city defense artillery of the Macau Fortress is exposed, it is estimated that it will be destroyed by the heavy artillery of the Liberation Army soon!

They are still waiting for their artillery to cause heavy damage to the Liberation Army after they officially launch their offensive.

Can't let the artillery be destroyed by focusing fire in advance!
The mortars deployed by the Liberation Army in the trenches are also ready to fire!
Load, aim, ignite, all in one go!
boom!Boom!

The sound of a mortar firing is much duller than that of a heavy artillery firing.

One after another, the shells drew arcs in the air and fell towards the top of the fortress.

In the next instant, a series of explosions sounded from the top of the fortress.

Boom!Boom!

Explosion sounded continuously.

When the explosion stopped for a while, the entire fortress looked like it had been washed with blood.

Limbs and broken bodies are everywhere!

The Portuguese were stunned in an instant, but the shelling of the Liberation Army continued.

The heavy artillery roared, and the mortar opened the flower shells!

Some Portuguese soldiers wanted to fight back, but seeing the hell-like scenes around Yama, their whole bodies trembled.

When reloading the musket, the gunpowder was everywhere!
Snapped!clap clap!

Portuguese soldiers returned fire through embrasures.

Although no artillery was fired, there were sporadic shots.

It's just that their shooting basically poses no threat to the Liberation Army hiding in the trenches.

The lead shot hit the ground, sputtering bits and pieces of sand, and had no other effect.

Hu Dinggao observed the situation on the battlefield and couldn't help frowning.

The Portuguese's gun positions are not exposed, so he can't launch a general attack!
If you can't knock out the Portuguese artillery, you will launch an attack. During the attack, you don't know how many people will die.

"Return to His Highness Jian Guo!"

"Just say, please His Highness Jian Guo assign a group of prisoners of war to us!"

Hu Dinggao gave instructions to the soldiers around him.

He was going to use prisoners of war as cannon fodder to test out the Portuguese artillery positions.

……

Zhu Hongyu received the news from Hu Dinggao, nodded in agreement, and ordered a group of prisoners of war to be dispatched to the front line.

Zhu Hongyu was reluctant to use the Liberation Army to fill things that could be solved with cannon fodder!
Not long after, Portuguese prisoners of war captured at the Fort were pushed to the front line one by one.

Seeing this, Hu Dinggao showed joy, and ordered.

"Drive the prisoners of war first, and lure the enemy's artillery to fire!"

The prisoners of war were driven ahead one by one, and the soldiers of the Liberation Army followed the prisoners of war and attacked the fortress.

The Portuguese on the fort saw the Liberation Army coming out of the trench, regardless of their people in the front.

Those hidden emplacements immediately opened fire!
boom!Boom!

Amidst the sound of shelling, shells headed towards the Liberation Army one after another.

After the shell hit the ground, it rolled and rotated, and there were broken limbs and broken arms wherever it passed.

Shots flew across the battlefield, corpses littered the battlefield!

Many prisoners of war were shelled, and the soldiers of the Liberation Army also suffered certain casualties.

It's just that the Portuguese shelling has just finished.

The heavy artillery fire of the Liberation Army began!

boom!Boom!Boom boom boom!

Siege heavy artillery, field artillery, and mortars aimed at the Portuguese artillery positions and fired in turn.

It took only one round of fire just now, and the Portuguese artillery was called one by one before they had time to be arrogant.

With Hu Dinggao's order, the Liberation Army is ready to attack for the second time!

It's just that a large number of recovery troops had just rushed out of the trenches and arrived below the fortress, when there were bursts of roaring above their heads.

The artillery that the Portuguese had hidden in advance opened fire!

Amid the sound of rumbling cannons, one after another shells were fired at the soldiers of the Restoration Army as if they didn't need money.

At the same time, gunfire erupted from the city!
A lead bullet was fired towards the city.

In an instant, the recovery army preparing to attack the city suffered great casualties.

The Portuguese are not stupid, knowing that their own artillery is not dominant, how could they expose all the artillery positions at once?

At close range, the plate armor on the soldiers of the Liberation Army hardly provided any protection.

Hu Dinggao commanded the battle very decisively. Seeing that the Portuguese were in an ambush, he quickly ordered the attacking troops to withdraw to the trenches again.

But even so, the Liberation Army left thirty or fifty corpses on the battlefield!

The casualties at this moment made Zhu Hongyu feel very distressed.

This is the case when the Guangfu Army used the right method of attack!
If the head is really head-on, it is unknown how many people will die.

In the past, the attack on the bastion has always been to attack the city from the ground. Although the preparation work is troublesome, the actual attack is not troublesome.

Zhu Hongyu didn't realize how difficult it was until he really attacked the bastion head-on this time!

In fact, if it is not to save time.

To prepare for the counterattack of the Qing army, Zhu Hongyu would definitely not choose to storm the Macau fortress.

Instead, they will choose to dig tunnels slowly and continue to attack the city with caves!
As soon as the attacking troops withdrew, the heavy artillery and mortars of the Liberation Army opened fire again.

The saturated bombardment aimed at the Portuguese artillery positions and hit them hard!
Amidst the sound of rumbling guns, the bombed Portugal on the fortress cried and howled.

Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Restoration Army, the artillery position at the head of the fortress was martyred.

The emplacement of a cannon exploded, and the flames engulfed the surrounding area. In an instant, a gun crew was reimbursed.

(End of this chapter)