I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

"Stop advancing and build artillery positions immediately!"

The artillery commander saluted Wu Sheng, rode back to the center of his artillery unit, and directed everyone to build artillery positions.The Ming army stopped advancing about 1000 meters away from the Qing army's defense line. Officers of each artillery battalion, artillery company, and artillery platoon received orders through walkie-talkies and began to quickly build artillery positions.

Cheng Shijie held a telescope and looked at the Qing army formation opposite. He saw that the Qing army opposite was full of horse traps, fences, and deer villages. Two-foot-long horse-repelling guns were set up in rows in the cold weather. There was a cold light flashing in the wind, which made people feel chilly.

In addition, deep trenches were dug outside many forts. Behind the trenches were wooden fences. There must have been a large number of crossbowmen behind the wooden fences.

"His grandma's legs!"

Cheng Shijie said angrily: "You idiot, you have really learned all about the trench tactics of our Ning Navy. All we need is barbed wire and mine formations. Are you going to give up the advantage of cavalry and build a stronghold to fight? Then you have to defend it too." You have to live in it!”

Zhou Ning frowned slightly and said: "What's going on with this Jiannu? Why are you here looking like you're going to be beaten before the fight starts?"

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said: "These camps are used to consume our artillery fire and resist our cavalry. When our artillery shells are almost exhausted and the cavalry suffers heavy casualties, their main force will swoop down from the hills. Crush us to a pulp!”

Zhou Ning sighed: "It's a beautiful idea, but you have to ask us first if we agree!"

Wu Sheng looked at the horse trap and sighed: "When did these bastards become so wretched? Are they fighting? They are just disgusting!"

Zhao Wencai looked at the horribly dug ground and shook his head: "The ground is dug into such a terrible shape that our cavalry can't attack it! If we want to attack the slave camp, we will have to go around for several miles... Oops, that’s disgusting!”

The weather is cold now. Although there is no ice, the hard ground is suitable for cavalry charges. However, on a large battlefield, covering dozens of miles in radius, there are dense horse traps. Of course, the diameter of these horse traps is as wide as the mouth of a bowl. The vertical depth is about a foot and a half. Once the legs of a high-speed charging horse sink into it, the legs will definitely be broken.

However, the problem is that Ning Haijun's cavalry has always been weak. Only after the artillery defeats them, the cavalry will charge. Like them, the entire battlefield is full of horse traps. Even if they win, they cannot use the cavalry to pursue them. It had to be detoured for more than ten miles. With the skill of detouring, Jiannu could retreat calmly.

"Report to the commander, the artillery is ready!"

Cheng Shijie said calmly: "Let's start, fight for a quarter of an hour!"

Each gun position immediately got busy. The gunner used a telescope to observe the target and calculated various data. The gunners adjusted the angle of the artillery according to his orders.

This is a direct-aimed shooting at a distance of one kilometer, which is very difficult. They have artillery close to the level of World War I, but they have no corresponding artillery knowledge. For example, they know nothing about ballistics. They rely solely on experience and a little bit to shoot artillery for a long time. It was really a big challenge for them to get ready in such a short period of time.

Hauge looked at the movement of the gun barrels on the artillery position of the Ning Navy. As a man who had been bombarded by the Ning Navy many times, Hauge immediately whispered: "It's about to begin!"

"I just know how to use artillery to bully people!"

Jirharang said fiercely: "Come on! Let's see if the fish dies or the net breaks!"

The generals of the Qing army looked solemn and stared at the battlefield without saying a word.As Jierharang said, as the Chaoyangmen shelling incident broke out in the capital, the Qing army launched a massacre of the people in the capital. Most of the surrounding people fled. In the entire capital, except for the gentry officials who surrendered to them, there were very few people. The Qing army could not With enough manpower and material resources here, Beijing City cannot hold on. If we fight today, either the fish will die or the net will be broken!

If they win, they can go south without any scruples, but if they lose, there will be nothing!
Although Ning Haijun's Eighth Brigade and the Guards Brigade have two artillery regiments, they have ten artillery battalions, which is equivalent to two and a half artillery regiments of other field forces. This is mainly because the artillery regiment of the Guards Brigade is an additional regiment. , ten artillery battalions have a total of forty artillery batteries. Each artillery battalion has two three-inch artillery batteries, one rocket launcher battery and one four-inch artillery battery of the same height.

There are only six rocket launcher companies, but each company has four platoons, and each platoon has eight launch groups. There are a total of 190 six-unit rocket launchers. A single salvo can fire 150 rocket launchers. rocket launcher.

In fact, according to the scale of later generations, an artillery company of Ning Haijun was roughly equivalent to the size of an artillery battalion in later generations, and an infantry brigade was equivalent to the size of a division. This was mainly because there were not enough officers.

The first to fire were the six rocket launcher companies of Ning Haijun's 208th Regiment and 200th Regiment. A total of 150 rocket launchers formed this terrifying long-range strike corps.

"Boom boom boom..."

The three-inch gun was the first to fire. The three most experienced gun crews fired at the same time. As expected, the shell missed the target and landed more than 100 meters away from the target.

The gunner immediately corrected himself and calibrated one shot after another. Finally, the fourth shell successfully hit the Qing army camp.Immediately afterwards, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. More than 300 cannons opened fire at the same time. White smoke and orange flames spurted out. The shells woven into a curtain of fire and roared across the sky, slamming into the Qing army camp.

The Qing troops who stood firm in the camp only felt the ground shake suddenly, as if a volcano erupted under their feet. Everything burned and shattered in an instant. Many people sat down on the ground with their feet weak and could not stand up!

The cannonballs fell, orange fireballs expanded, mud and water splashed everywhere, shrapnel flew across the fence, deer villages, horse guns, tents... these were all shattered in a flash of fire, and the bodies of the Qing soldiers swept by the shrapnel were broken. , the dirty blood spewed out at high speed to form a miserable blood mist, and screams came one after another. Just the first round of salvos caused a lot of casualties to them!

The shock wave generated by the first round of artillery fire had not dissipated, and the second round of artillery fire came again.The artillerymen of the New Army buried their heads in silence and fired hard, not caring what they could hit. In fact, it was unrealistic for them to accurately shoot and destroy any specific target from such a long distance. They just needed to drop the artillery shells into the Qing army's camp. !

The Qing army barracks that were bombarded felt like a pot was boiling. The sound of people shouting and horses neighing almost overwhelmed the sound of the cannons. The muddy ground was turned into hot mud. The fences and deer villages were ignited by the fire caused by the bombardment and burned fiercely. , not even the cold rain can extinguish the fire.

From such a distance, one can see with the naked eye the Qing army's broken limbs and even their bodies flying high. Their terrifying screams make people involuntarily think of beasts being disemboweled alive!

The Qing army had more than 20 Hongyi cannons that had just been removed from the walls of the capital, as well as two to three hundred small and medium-caliber artillery pieces, as well as artillery pieces that had just been produced by the Bureau of Guns and Artillery.

It's just that the Qing army's artillery was not on the same scale and level as the Ning navy in terms of quantity and quality. Especially the artillery that had been pulled from the capital with great effort was bombed before it could even be fired. In the state of parts, more than two-thirds of the Qing army's artillery were blown to pieces in the first round of shelling.

Half an hour later, the tens of thousands of Qing troops on the first and third lines of defense were reduced to pieces. Fortunately, they had established a stable line of defense on their positions, especially with a large number of The anti-cannon holes provided excellent protection for Qing soldiers.

"What round of shelling is this?"

Cheng Shijie looked at the Qing army's defense line. Although trench tactics were not complicated, they were still very effective against World War I tactics. Especially on the Qing army's positions, a lot of wood was ripped directly from people's houses. The beams, covered with layers of sandbags, can protect most soldiers from being bombarded by three-inch artillery and rocket shells.

Cheng Shijie also lamented that although the Ning Navy's artillery was becoming more and more powerful, the Qing army was also making progress. If they still fought directly in formation like they did in the Battle of Bali Bay, only a quarter of an hour of shelling could defeat the Qing army. The Qing army collapsed directly. Unfortunately, the Qing army was progressing too fast. They found that this kind of fortifications could protect their lives, and they gradually got used to surviving under the bombardment of Ning Haijun.

So what if you're not used to it?

Ning Haijun's artillery was so powerful and accurate that if they hadn't been hiding in the anti-gun cave, they wouldn't have died even if they had ten lives.

"So hard?"

Zhou Ning smiled bitterly and said: "It's harder than expected. Although these fortifications are not made of steel and mud, they use simple sandbags. The sandbags are covered with thick soil. I heard that the thick soil is three feet thick... "

Zhou Ning and Cheng Shijie were troubled by the difficulty of attacking the Qing army's fortifications, but the Qing army was also complaining. Jierharang was skilled in bow and horse and could be regarded as a strong general.It's just that now the warrior's brows are knitted into a big knot, and his expression is sad, like a farmer's uncle whose crops have been eaten up by pests.

Jierharang smiled bitterly at Haug and said: "Ning Haijun just used the same routine, firing continuously with cannons. Their cannons have been firing for so long, but there is no sign of stopping. Our soldiers continue to suffer casualties, and their morale is getting worse and worse." Low, we have to think of a way, if this continues, the morale of the soldiers will be destroyed..."

"Let the Mongols charge!"

Hauge actually had no good solution. As his most familiar old opponent, as long as he dared to attack Ning Haijun's prepared defense line, he would definitely not end well.

Following Hauge's order, more than [-] Mongolian cavalrymen immediately mounted their horses, their flags stretched out against the cold wind, and their murderous intent soared into the sky!
"attack!"

Just when the Mongolian cavalry entered about four or five hundred steps in front of Ning Haijun's formation, gunfire rang out in front of Ning Haijun's formation, "Bang, bang, bang..."

The soldiers of the Ning Navy did not hesitate to fire bullets at the rushing Mongolian cavalry with Chongzhen [-]-year-old bolt-action rifles. The first round of volley fire damage of these Ning Navy recruits was not good, mainly because their marksmanship was too poor, but even if A blind cat hitting a dead mouse can also cause heavy casualties to the Mongolian cavalry.

As the distance got closer and closer, the bullets knocked down a large piece of the Mongolian cavalry like cutting wheat.

Seeing that the Mongolian attack formation was in chaos, Haug sighed and said, "Let them retreat!"

In Hauge's view, the formation of the Mongolian army was in chaos and there was no use fighting anymore. It was better to withdraw and rest first. Even if they were allowed to continue attacking, they would only lose their lives. He could not care less about the lives of the Mongols, but the problem was that in comparison, The number of Manchus and Mongolians in the Qing army is too small. With nearly [-] troops from the capital camp and the surrendered troops from various parts of the capital, the number of Han bannermen in the Qing army has now tripled to four times. If this continues, there will be even fewer Manchus and Mongols.

If there is a fundamental change in quantity, big problems will arise.

It was easy to attack the Ning Haijun but difficult to retreat. As the Mongolian army was about to retreat, the artillery of the Ning Haijun directly changed its target, and all rear-mounted rifled artillery and rocket launchers were fired at the Mongolian army.

One after another, the shells fell into the cavalry formation of the Qing army's Xugu army. Groups of fireballs rose from the ground. The Qing army's Mongolian cavalry were blown to pieces and their limbs were dancing wildly.Ning Haijun's morale was greatly boosted.

Ning Haijun's rocket launcher group created an inconsistent wall of fire among them, and even smashed expensive air-burst bombs at them as if they were free!The air-burst bombs fired by rocket launchers became a nightmare for the Qing army. Although the fuse of this kind of artillery shell was very primitive and the probability of air-explosion was less than half, it exploded in a large area. Hot shrapnel and steel balls sprayed down overhead, causing a large amount of blood. The Qing soldiers who were swept away all fell to pieces.

The howitzer shells fired by the four-inch cannon were even more deadly. Each shell was filled with seven or eight kilograms of guncotton. When one hit it, it was like throwing a thunderbolt. The Qing troops within the killing path disappeared in a flash of bright light from the explosion. , leaving only hedgehogs on the ground. Many Qing soldiers were shocked so much that blood spurted out from their ear holes. The explosion shock wave tore their clothes and blew pieces of clothes high. Many Qing soldiers who were shocked to death fell to the ground, their whole bodies covered with blood. Not even an inch of his clothing was torn apart by the blast wave!

"The end will fight!"

Wu Sheng came to Cheng Shijie and said: "Commander, the Jiannu defense line has been almost destroyed. We..."

"It's still a long way off!"

Cheng Shijie looked into the distance, pointed at the Qing army's defense line in the distance and said, "Look carefully!"

"how can that be?"

Wu Sheng discovered that the Qing army, just like Ning Haijun in the Battle of Bali Bay, abandoned its outer defense line and retreated towards the capital.

Although the first three lines of defense were razed to the ground by Ning Haijun's artillery, they established more lines of defense in the back.

"Damn it, they're really good at it!"

"War is the best school, everyone is learning and making progress!"

Cheng Shijie smiled lightly and said: "It's no big problem, just have fun with them, there are plenty of cannonballs out there!"

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At the same time, Jinzhou in Liaodong, the economic and political center of Ninghai Haijun, was not affected by the war at all. This city that was in ruins five years ago has transformed from a ruin in just over five years. Out of nowhere, Cheng Shijie led more than [-] soldiers and civilians to arrive.

After more than five years, this city has surpassed the capital and has become the most populous city and the most prosperous city in the Ming Dynasty so far. More than a dozen cement-built avenues extend in all directions. The city walls have long been demolished, and those ancient buildings in the old city have The buildings are well preserved, but the low tile-roofed houses and thatched huts have long been demolished. Buildings made of red bricks, steel bars, and cement have risen from the ground. The rows of buildings are as neat as infantry formations at a military parade. , the streets are also built with cement, and some particularly prosperous areas are even paved with a layer of beautiful ceramic tiles.

There is a biogas tank under each building. In addition to the excrement produced in daily life being discharged directly into it, workers will regularly transport truckloads of dung cakes from military horse farms and livestock farms to add it to the biogas tank. The biogas produced by fermentation is enough to supply The daily necessities of a family of seven also save the common people from the hard work of chopping firewood and burning charcoal.

There are many textile factories, clothing factories, shoe factories, food processing factories, etc. in the city. As for phosphate fertilizer factories, cement factories, hardware factories, steel factories and other large-scale factories with relatively large pollution and noise, they are concentrated outside the city. , so the city is always so neat and clean, which makes every guest who comes to Jinzhou full of praise.

Convenient transportation conditions, a dense population, and strong productivity have made Jinzhou prosperous rapidly, with business travelers gathering and an endless stream of tourists.

Today, this vibrant city is shrouded in a solemn atmosphere. The whole city is under martial law, with one sentry every three steps and one post every five steps. However, people from hundreds of miles around are still coming in a steady stream and gathering at the Municipal Center. In the square, everyone looked serious, because there they were about to witness the end of an old era and the birth of a new era.

Daming is about to complete a painful transformation here and be reborn from the ashes!

In the meeting building of the Liaodong Management Committee, the entire Management Committee originally had 22 members. Now, after additions from Liaoxi, Dayuan, Luzon, and Manchuria, the total number of members is 39, and the total number of alternate members is 74.

Zhu Weiti, who did not usually come here, as well as Queen Zhou, Queen Zhang, and Prince Zhu Cixiang, who had just arrived here, attended this urgent meeting.

Empress Zhou took a thick document and read it line by line. She had read it several times, more seriously than before, as if she wanted to remember every word.

Sun Chengzong and Sun Zhimo were sitting next to him, waiting quietly. None of the committee members below, including Sun Zhimo, looked impatient at all.

Finally, Queen Zhou turned to the last page, read it word by word, remained silent for a long time, slowly exhaled, and closed the document.

Sun Zhiman finally spoke and said slowly: "Empress, have you decided?"

Empress Zhou smiled bitterly and said: "Sun Qing, it's difficult to make such a decision..."

Sun Zhiman nodded and said: "Yes, it is difficult."

Queen Zhou was quite haggard and had not yet recovered from the life-or-death situation.The documents, line by line, are simply treasonous from a traditional perspective. Not to mention putting these things in front of the royal family in a grand manner, even if it is just discussed in private, it is a major crime that will be punished by all nine clans!
But now, Queen Zhou was very calm as she read page after page. After reading, she sighed from the bottom of her heart: "You deserve this..."

Prince Zhu Cixi whispered: "Mother..."

Queen Zhou closed the document, raised her head, looked at the prince tenderly, and asked softly: "My child, have you really made your decision?"

Prince Zhu Cixi nodded vigorously: "It's decided!"

Empress Zhou knew very well that it was very easy to give up power, but it was too difficult to take it back, which would require a lot of blood and death.

Sun Zhiman said: "Empress, even if you don't sign, what should our prince do? What will he do? However, if the name is not justified, the words will not be followed, and if the words are not followed, it will be difficult to achieve. Now, our time is limited. If they succeed, the Ming Dynasty..."

"I understand!"

Empress Zhou, in her capacity as Empress of the Ming Dynasty, authorized Cheng Shijie to be the regent of Guangping to supervise the country.

Empress Zhou knew that although Cheng Shijie was willing to be Emperor Chongzhen's loyal minister because Emperor Chongzhen had lost his heart, the Ning Navy officers and the Liaodong Management Committee had their own interests.

The emperor wanted his soldiers to starve to death, and the navy officers and soldiers were fed by Cheng Shijie. If Cheng Shijie was not given any benefits, they would not be willing to work.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a regent in the Ming Dynasty, and there are still kings with different surnames. (End of chapter)