Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 331 Yang Yuchun hangs and beats the Duke of Wellington
The castle guarded by the Britons was not a solid bastion.

Only some jagged protruding firepower points were added on the basis of the original city wall to facilitate the formation of crossfire on the city wall, but the defense strength is incomparable to that of a bastion.

After all, the Britons also sent troops hastily, and only [-] British infantry arrived early.

There was no time to go around and hire indigenous people to build some bastions.

It would be nice to have the walls of a small town.

Therefore, Arthur Wellesley, who was watching the battle with a telescope, was shaking with both hands.

For the Britons, if they can't hold on to this city, then investing [-] infantry is meaningless, but it will weaken the power of the Britons in India.

This is an adventure.

Or
It's gambling.

The key now depends on how determined the Ming Yinfan army can be in the siege battle, and how strong their combat effectiveness is.

However, now the future Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon, has begun to smell the smell of losing the bet.
"firepower..firepower"

Arthur Wellesley whispered.

Times have changed
Although rifled guns, steel-cast rifled guns have appeared long ago.

Many people have realized that the emergence of this new type of weapon will have an impact on infantry tactics and the army's system.

However, without a real shock of blood, who would easily abandon those things they are accustomed to?
"Mortars, guns, machine guns! Bombard the musketeers on their walls! Quick!"

The one who was talking loudly was an officer with a flintlock gun, a steel helmet on his head, several wooden-handled grenades on his waist, and a major rank on his shoulders. His name was Qian Sheng.

Just by hearing this surname, one knows it comes from the Wuyue Qian family.

Wu Hou Qian Dazhao's officers are basically the soldiers of the Wuyue Qian family.

Qian Sheng was lying on a temporary cover on the edge of the moat.

under his orders.

Bang bang bang.

There was the muffled sound of mortar firing.

A large number of black shells smashed down towards the city wall ahead.

Boom boom boom!
Immediately.

The Britons on the city wall let out screams.

The flames from the explosion engulfed the entire city wall.

The air wave boils.

Throwing the bloody and severed limb into the air.

The British lobster soldiers who were still shooting desperately outside under the cover of the city wall were dumbfounded.

They didn't expect it at all.

Cannonballs are falling from the sky.

Those sandbags they had laid out earlier were of no use at all.

"It's over. We're over."

"Chinese artillery fire is terrible."

"God, what kind of enemy are we fighting against!"

Howling sounded on the city wall.

And right now.

Under the cover of artillery fire.

A large number of soldiers rushed to the moat carrying planks, assuming equipment for the pontoon bridge, and ladders.

A Japanese samurai rushing to the front held a musket and jumped into the water of the moat shouting "Daming onboard" in his mouth, struggling to swim forward.

Soon.

He was hit by a bullet fired from nowhere on the city wall.

Then his body tilted and he sank into the river.

The soldiers behind also rushed up.

Braving the opponent's already sparse firepower, he swam towards the opposite bank with all his strength.

In the blink of an eye.

Many soldiers of the Ming army had already reached the opposite bank, and they worked hard to set up wooden stakes and put ropes on them. A dozen small sampans were also tied with ropes and pushed down the river. Soldiers carrying wooden boards put the boards on the boat. Fasten with iron nails.

on the city walls.

The Britons also reacted.

They understand that if the Chinese pontoon bridge is successfully erected, they will face a steady stream of Ming soldiers rushing in!

Braving the intensive mortar fire, the British lobster soldiers desperately shot at the Ming soldiers on the side of the moat.

but in the meanwhile.

More mortars of the Ming army were deployed.

Mortars were already the support firepower of the squad in the Ming army.

Although the Indian army is not so extravagant, it can also supplement and add forced mortars to the inherited companies and platoons.

Under intensive firepower.

The British lobster soldiers can be said to have suffered extremely heavy casualties.

Arthur Wellesley, who was watching the battle on the Ganges channel, was bleeding.

This is a serious lobster soldier.

Although as a nobleman, he doesn't really feel bad for these infantry recruited from the local hooligans.

What he is distressed about is the hegemony of Britain, and it is the [-] infantry that Britain has spent a lot of money to strengthen in India! !

"If this kind of death really breaks out in a full-scale war, perhaps all the men in Britain would not be enough to die."

Arthur Wellesley put down the binoculars, his expression was serious, his face was so dark that water could be wrung out.

Hypothesis
Britain has the same weapons as the Ming Empire.

No, even if it is better and more advanced than the weapons of the Ming Empire.

If the war evolves into the current model of the Flesh Mill, tens of thousands of 10,000+ will die in one battle
That.
Arthur Wellesley was shocked.

Then who can defeat the Ming Empire?
Especially with the advent of trains, railways, it became easier to muster forces and supplies, the scale of war
It will definitely get bigger! !
The Ming Empire has a population of hundreds of millions! !
Thinking of this, Arthur Wellesley felt as if his body was crushed by a mountain.

Couldn't breathe at all.

Just now.

The infantry of the second wave of the Ming army has also rushed up.

This is the strength of a battalion.

The rifles were all bayoneted.

They were not arranged in a neat queue, but rushed forward in a chaotic manner under the leadership of the officer.

If it was before.

Seeing such a scene, Arthur Wellesley would definitely make himself a cup of black tea and appreciate the scene of the British army defeating the mob.

but now he knows
These Chinese are definitely not rushing randomly. They are very familiar with the army tactics of the new era, and they are very proficient in using these weapons that can revolutionize the army's military tactics!
so.
They don't line up in dense formations, they are just adapting to the war of this era.

really.

When the British bombardment began to return fire.

When the artillery shells fell into the loose formation of the Ming army, the damage caused by them was far inferior to the damage caused by the mortar shells of the Ming army.

And right now.

The long-range howitzers of the Ming army, which had been staring at the position of the British artillery positions for a long time, began to show off.

A large number of artillery poured onto the opponent's artillery position.

Fire splashes.

The explosion sounded earth-shattering.

"Good! Their artillery positions are finished!"

Yang Yuchun, who came to the front line to command, said excitedly.

If someone crosses over now.

What I saw was the terrible scene where Yang Yuchun, the former famous general of the Qing Dynasty, hanged Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington of the British Empire.
Just now.

A floating bridge.
It has appeared on the edge of the moat.

(End of this chapter)