Nanming Yiming

Chapter 93 Fierce battle in Hangzhou (seeking follow-up support)
On Wushan Mountain in the south of Hangzhou City, Zuo Shuxun, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Army, is urgently setting up artillery positions.

Although it was explained that the army added cannons to Fenghuang Mountain a few days ago, and shelled the Fengshanmen area in the south of the city from time to time, but who knows if this is a conspiracy by the Ming army to "strike east and attack west".Therefore, although the Qing army had preset artillery positions on Wushan Mountain in Nancheng early, they did not transfer artillery from other city gates.

Unexpectedly, the always cunning Ming army did not engage in any strategy of attacking east and west this time, and directly bombarded Nancheng and Fengshanmen indiscriminately.And this time the infantry of the Ming army was also dispatched, and it seemed that they were going to launch a general attack on Hangzhou City.

In order to suppress the firepower of the Ming army, Hangzhou governor Xiao Qiyuan could only deploy artillery from other branches to build the Wushan artillery position, which was used to suppress the artillery fire of the Ming army outside the city.

The range of the Qing army's Folang machine artillery is relatively short, only about 1 kilometer, and it can't reach the opposite Phoenix Mountain at all, so the Qing army can only transfer the red cannons with a range of more than 2 kilometers.

The lightest of these cannons is more than one ton. Fortunately, there is a river in Hangzhou City that can directly reach Fengshan Gate, otherwise it would be impossible to transfer from other city gates in time.

Finally, 10 red cannons were successfully transferred to the artillery position on Wushan under the tug of hundreds of young and strong.

Zuo Shuxun shouted: "The gunner is in place quickly, move the gun position, adjust the front sight and rear sight on the gun body, load the shells and gunpowder, and get ready to fire back."

The Wushan artillery position of the Qing army had not had time to fire back in the future, but the Qing army on the southern city wall and Fengshan gate in the Wansongling area would be miserable.

The Ming army directly set up the tiger squatting guns under the city, and flexibly fired at the city from the side.

A small correctional officer of the Qing army on the Fengshan Gate fired at the Ming army with the Flang cannon on the command wall.He shouted: "Hurry up and turn the muzzle for me, and aim at the Ming Army's tiger crouching gun on the left and fire."

So several Qing soldiers struggled to move the artillery weighing several thousand catties, and finally adjusted the muzzle to the left by more than 10 degrees. As a result, before the gun position was fixed and ready to fire, they saw the Ming army general tiger The squat cannon dragged the small wheels and moved again.

The angry Qing army on the city yelled: "This damned Ming army is too cunning. We spent a lot of effort to adjust the artillery positions, but they changed places after a few shots."

The small Qing army continued to shout: "Everyone, work harder and move the muzzle to the left!"

The Qing army below did not do it, and shouted: "Master, let's save some effort, the Ming army will change positions again later."

Another Qing army said: "It can't be done. Move the city wall to the left to block the shooting angle. This cannon will be fired, and we will blow directly to the city wall."

The little principal said resolutely: "Then raise the muzzle of the cannon up a bit, the living can still be suffocated to death by urine!"

The people below stopped doing it even more, and said: "My lord, you are going to shoot birds. Who knows where to shoot when you raise the muzzle of the cannon?"

Seeing that the artillery of the Qing army on the city had reached the dead end of shooting, the gunners of the Ming army calmly ignited and fired.I only heard a cannon go down and hit the tower of Fengshan Gate.

The gunner of the Ming army said regretfully: "It didn't hit him. Readjust your position and give him another shot."

After repeated attempts, the cannons of the Qing army on the city were successfully blown up.

At this time, the gunners of the Shenji Battalion were looking for a target to shoot the Qing army at a distance of 80 steps from Nancheng.

There are still many enemy towers built on the city walls of Hangzhou. Usually, the gunners or archers of the Qing army on the enemy towers are condescending and easily shoot and kill the enemy troops who are attacking the city, and they are quite safe.

Therefore, those who can go up to the enemy tower are the direct descendants of the general, but these direct descendants are mixed. They can't shoot the Ming army at all 80 steps away, but the Ming army can easily hit them.

We often say that a sharp archer can "pierce Yang with a hundred steps", but the distance of one "step" is different in each dynasty. The one step of the ancients is equivalent to the two steps we are talking about now.The shortest step distance in the Song Dynasty was only 1.2 meters, and the longest step distance in the Ming Dynasty was about 1.6 meters.

It is said that the iron arm bow of the Song Dynasty can easily shoot targets 200 steps away, but the production process of this "iron arm bow" has been lost.

Now even the Eight Banners of Manchuria who are good at bows and arrows can be regarded as "sharp shooters" if they can accurately shoot the enemy with bows and arrows from 70 steps away.

But there are always exceptions to everything. At this time, there is a sharpshooter in the Qing army who can shoot the Ming army from a hundred steps away.The man's name was Li Yan, and he was able to open four stone bows with astonishing arm strength. He was known as "the number one sharpshooter in the two Zhejiang provinces" and was said to be a descendant of "parachutist" Li Guang.

Even the Hangzhou Eight Banners, who have always been proud of their bows and horses, are quite convinced of Li Yan's shooting skills.I am afraid that the only sharpshooter in Zhejiang history comparable to this Li Yan is Qian Liu, the king of Wuyue who can shoot back the "God of Chaos".

However, "Qian Wang shoots the tide" is just a legend after all, but Li Yan actually exists.

When the other Qing army had no choice but to face the Ming army who was eighty paces away, Li Yan shot one after another, killing five soldiers of the Shenji Battalion in succession.

On the one hand, it was due to Li Yan's superb archery skills, and more because the Ming army in Shenji Battalion took advantage of the range and had nothing to fear, so they didn't take the Qing army's bows and arrows seriously at all.

Li Yan's existence naturally attracted the attention of many master gunners in the Shenji Battalion, but the rate of fire of the matchlock gun was too slow, which gave Li Yan a chance to perform.

After a while, another two gunners from Shenji Battalion were shot in the throat by Li Yan.

Li Yan kept changing positions, and it was difficult for the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to aim; moreover, he shot very quickly, and he was often shot in the throat before the firecracker in his hand was fired.

At this time, Huang Yu also discovered this sharpshooter of the Qing army. Since the establishment of the Shenjiying Camp, he is still the No.

The gunners of the Shenji Battalion have strict shooting rules when shooting in bunkers or formations, but they are indeed a bit too indulgent when they attack.

Although the blunderbuss bows and arrows of the Qing army can occasionally hit the Ming army at a distance of 80 steps, they have no penetrating power, and at most they suffer a little injury. The probability of being shot is too low. Also don't take protection seriously.

It seems that training in this area will also be strengthened in the future, otherwise they will suffer a big loss in the future when they face the Manchurian Eight Banners who are better at bows and arrows.

But at this time, Huang Yu had no time to appreciate Li Yan's shooting skills. Instead, he ordered all the tiger squatting cannons to shoot a round of salvos at the enemy building where Li Yan was.

Different from the solid bullets of the Qing army, the Shenji Battalion had already used explosive bullets at this time, and the damage coverage was very large.

The tiger squatting cannon has a range of 500 meters, which bows and arrows are always helpless. After a round of salvo, the enemy building where Li Yan is located is full of flames.

But the Qing army no longer has a second Li Yan here, and the Qing army on each enemy building was greeted one by one by artillery fire.

The Qing army on the enemy tower was beaten up by the Ming army crying for their father and mother, and the Qing army on the city wall was not much better.

I saw a Qing army just showing his head and trying to aim at the Ming army under the city to fire a gun, but he was shot in the head by the Ming army.A fellow Qing soldier nearby scolded: "Grandma, this city can't be defended anymore. Our firecrackers and bows and arrows can't hit the Ming army at all. We will be shot and killed by the Ming army as soon as we show our heads."

At this moment, there was a loud noise, and the Tiger Squat Cannon of the Ming army directly hit the city head, and several Qing soldiers nearby were blown to pieces.

Another Qing soldier covered in blood said, "You think you'll be fine if you don't show your head? The Ming army's tiger squatting cannons are constantly bombarding the city. Why do you brothers have to explain here sooner or later."

"Brother, listen to me and hide in the place where the Ming army bombed. I have observed for a long time, and their cannons hit different places every time. The place where the shells fell directly has never landed a second shell."

So the Qing soldier hurried to the place where he was bombed before and squatted down.

The Qing soldier next to him said: "Hurry up and drag the two corpses to lean against yourself, so that even if there are shells falling on the side, they will not be able to hit us."

Only now did he realize why the Qing soldier was alive and well covered in blood. It turned out that it was blood from other people's corpses.

So he said gratefully: "Brother, if you dare to ask Gao's name, if I can survive by chance, I will definitely enshrine the rank of longevity of my brother, thank you for my life."

The Qing soldier said: "Brothers, you are welcome. My name is Niu Erwa. I am from the village. I can't watch my brothers become cannon fodder."

So several Qing soldiers on the side also echoed: "Thank you, Big Brother Niu, for saving your life. Brothers have listened to you. What should we do next?"

Niu Erwa said: "Brothers, do what I said to hide first, let's save our lives first."

Another Qing army said: "Now that's the only way. There is Governor Xiao's supervising team under the city. Before the Ming army was fierce, Wang Bazong led some brothers to withdraw from Nancheng, but he was cut off by the supervising team. That blood splattered high."

At this time, Qian Mo was standing on Phoenix Mountain, looking at the south of the city with the "telescope" that Xu Ermo and the others had just sent.

Today, the glass workshop in Tianmu Mountain has also successfully produced high-quality glass, and corresponding mirrors, such derivative products as "telescope". Qian Mo of Ocean Trade planned to use these products to open up the northern market of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the Korean and Japanese markets.

If possible, it will be sold back to the European market. After all, the glass produced by Tianmu Mountain now has a huge competitive advantage over Italian glass in the same period in terms of quality and cost.

Moreover, compared with silk, steel, or even "fairy lime", the raw material cost of glass is so low that it is almost negligible, and it is a high-margin commodity.

At this time, Huang Yu came to report and said: "My lord, the artillery of the Qing army on the line from Wansongling to Fengshanmen in the south of the city has all been destroyed by the Shenji Battalion. The Qing army on the city wall suffered heavy casualties. It is estimated that at least 500 people died in battle. Man, shall we directly attack the city next step?"

Qian Mo said: "Mr. Huang's Shenji Battalion is worthy of being the elite of my Governor's Mansion. The Qing army was completely defenseless in less than an hour."

"I don't know how Mr. Huang plans to attack the city next?"

Huang Yu said: "Our army's Huzun Cannon and Folangji Cannon are not enough to blast through the city walls of Hangzhou. I am going to use a boat to blow open the water gate of Fengshan Gate directly while it is dark, and my Shenji Battalion will attack Fengshan Gate from the water gate. "

Qian Mo said: "Although it is possible to enter Hangzhou City in this way, Xiao Qiyuan must have deployed heavy troops at Fengshan Gate, and a hand-to-hand fight will be inevitable. I am afraid that the brothers in Shenji Camp will suffer more casualties."

"Jiaxing Battalion and Chongming Battalion are not yet in place to attack the city. Mr. Huang doesn't need to rush to attack the city, lest he annoy Xiao Qiyuan and break out of the encirclement. We haven't surrounded Hangzhou yet, and we can block it when the time comes." Can't live with him."

At this time, Liu Yichen pointed at a section of the city wall of Wansong Ridge with the Qianlijing and said excitedly: "Governor Qian, look at the two pieces of white cloth hanging on the city wall there. Brothers from the Intelligence Department, you have succeeded."

Qian Mo, who took the binoculars, said with satisfaction: "Mr. Huang, don't shoot 50 meters to the left and right of the place where the white cloth is hung. When the time comes, you can go directly to the city from here."

"Other places continue to monitor the Qing army and try to shoot as many Qing troops as possible, but pay attention to saving ammunition. The Qing army in Fujian has already moved north. We will still have a big battle to fight."

As soon as Qian Mo finished speaking, a shell from the Qing army flew over. The big iron ball directly hit the big tree next to it, and then rolled down and killed a soldier.

There was chaos on Phoenix Mountain, but fortunately there were no casualties among important commanders.This observation point is close to 2 kilometers away from the city wall of Wansongling, and it is also on the commanding height.

Can the red cannons of the Qing army hit so far?This was beyond Qian Mo's expectation.

Not only the observation point where Qian Mo and the others were located on Fenghuang Mountain, but also the Flang cannon position at the foot of the mountain was also cracked and attacked by the Qing army. If the cannonballs were replaced with blooming ones, then Qian Mo and the others would be in dire straits.

After observing with Qianlijing for a while, Qian Mo said: "The Qing army built a new artillery position on Mount Wu. They should be all red-clothed cannons, and the Flang cannons can't go so far."

After looking at the craters of the red cannons of the Qing army, most of them can only shoot 4 miles (2 kilometers), and only one cannon can reach us.Let's go back 100 meters and change to a higher observation point.

Huang Yu said: "Although our Folang cannon can shoot 3 miles (1.5 kilometers) farther than the Qing army's Flang cannon, it can't hit the Qing artillery positions in the city now."

Qian Mo said: "Then move the artillery position forward to a place where it can reach the Qing army's position, but it is closer to the city wall to prevent the Qing army from destroying the city."

"The red-clothed cannon cast in the heart of Tianmu Mountain has already been shipped, but it will not be able to keep up with the battle of breaking the city of Hangzhou, otherwise we would not have to take the risk of advancing the artillery position to the front line."

After speaking, he took everyone to a new observation point, and then the Qing army's second and third rounds of shells followed one after another, but they did not cause any damage!
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